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

How very dare you! — have in turn blazed across social media spaces populated by the kind of folks who will tell you, unprompted, that they have a favorite punctuation mark and what it is.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

“This was the best game we’ve played so far from start to finish, but we have one more. Let’s put a punctuation mark on the season!”

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