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
It doesn’t feel bittersweet; it feels like a punctuation mark that feels appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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
Babulya declared the rain lucky, an answer to the prayer they hadn’t even said yet, but to Anya it felt like a punctuation mark to her utter failure.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
