punctuate

Example Sentences

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Loud pop and rock music blares down the entire block, punctuated by the odd cheer and whoop from spectators.

From BBC

After the hack, I experienced numbness punctuated only by feelings of anger and shame.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Jackson's later years would be punctuated by scandal, including revelations of marital infidelity and financial impropriety involving his son and political heir, Jesse Jackson Jr, who served as a congressman from Illinois.

From BBC

Bondi’s testimony on the Epstein files was mostly punctuated by dramatic clashes with lawmakers — exchanges that happened as eight Epstein survivors attended the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, it may have been punctuated by intervals sometimes described as 'slushball' or more extensive 'waterbelt' states, when pockets of open ocean appeared.

From Science Daily