asterisk

Example Sentences

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But analysts say that year deserves an asterisk because millions of people spent more time at home during the pandemic while Roku temporarily pulled back on international expansion and other spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

It highlights unsettling elements, such as Letby responding "no comment" to police questions while in custody, and excerpts from her diary where dates coinciding with the babies' deaths are marked with an asterisk.

From Barron's

I’d hoped to understand the story about Saul and Jonas, put a medical asterisk on that family legend, but if family is important, then the next generation has to get their chance.

From Literature

If the sequel is anything less than stellar, it stands to diminish the greatness of the original film just by association, becoming a “remember when they tried that?” asterisk on a truly special movie.

From Salon

But any suggestion this was a diminished spectacle, and one that should historically be marked with an asterisk as not a proper Test, is wide of the mark.

From BBC