asterisk

Example Sentences

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The decline in the unemployment rate came with an asterisk: The labor force shrank by nearly 400,000 people, meaning fewer Americans were counted as unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There needs to be an asterisk with both Reece James and John Stones regarding their fitness.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

And because obesity itself is a known driver of GI dysfunction, every data point carries an asterisk: Is this the drug or the disease it’s treating?

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Once a rider logged his first win, he officially became an apprentice jockey, or “bug boy,” so called because of the asterisk, or “bug,” that was typed next to apprentices’ names in the racing program.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand