punctuate

Example Sentences

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Her hands came down on the top of the orange again, causing less of a splash than the last time, but punctuating her sentence nicely.

From Literature

Protest signs punctuated the cries for safer streets: “Hit your brakes, not people,” one said.

From Los Angeles Times

Philadelphia opened the extra session with five straight points and held on for a win punctuated by a Maxey dunk.

From Barron's

It’s obviously being used to punctuate the ending of a chapter with the show coming to a close.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interest in quantum computing, which has the potential to be the next disruptive technology, reached a fever pitch last year, punctuated by headlines about developments in error correction and scaling.

From Barron's