Apparently, the alien forayers have begun visiting all the fishing hamlets and red qheuen rookeries, making pointed inquiries.

After two hours of questioning and several very pointed inquiries by Judith's lawyer as to the exact charge, he had turned her loose.

The Praetor allowed that to sink in for a moment, then he followed it with a succinct, pointed inquiry to the Senate: "Why?"

Then he made a few pointed inquiries about the affairs of the mine, noting my answers down in his pocket-book.

Another matter that was complicating her work was M'Benga's and Fisher's pointed inquiries about her medical history.

"Charlotte didn't appreciate your pointed inquiries into her daughter's marriage plans."

Weston, however, followed it with a pointed inquiry.

It did absolutely nothing for her temper that most of her questions these days tended to be pointed inquiries about her relationship with the revered Deathstalker.

Did he dare make his inquiries more pointed, at the risk of unveiling his purpose and maybe blowing the whole game?

Eve now inflicts upon herself the kind of pointed inquiry she should be applying to one of her quasi-fictional subjects.