punctuation mark
Example Sentences
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The review refers to the "so-called 'rules-based international order'", putting the latter phrase in inverted commas: a kind of delegitimisation by punctuation mark.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
He does put some value in the occasional rogue punctuation mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Because more than any other punctuation mark, the em dash is deeply human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The shoulder injury was a punctuation mark on a promising, but injury-riddled rookie year for Hart.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
