punctuation mark
Example Sentences
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The milestone will likely spook buyers even further, economists say, and add a disappointing punctuation mark to a year that had been expected to launch the housing market’s recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Because more than any other punctuation mark, the em dash is deeply human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
His dog, Jesus, a striking black-and-white pit bull, followed him everywhere, tail wagging like a punctuation mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
When he sent her a telegram for their “Sixteenth Monthiversary,” he joked that each letter and punctuation mark was a code standing for “I love you!”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
