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
“It feels like a punctuation mark that feels appropriate,” Sarah Jessica Parker tells The Times the day before receiving the Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Cinnamon sugar on top adds crunch, a tactile punctuation mark that makes every bite feel deliberate.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
