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
It doesn’t feel bittersweet; it feels like a punctuation mark that feels appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Think of it as the salad’s punctuation mark.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
