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Examples of punctuation mark in a Sentence
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Negan not only grated Luther's face in a super disturbing way, but after the victim fell back and impaled himself on a pipe, Negan then squeezed the dying man's head as a punctuation mark.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 July 2023
Onstage were a few chairs and some versatile rolling cases stencilled with punctuation marks.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The New York City nurse’s mixture of shock, grief, anger, despair, and outright confusion was an intoxicating punctuation mark to an episode that showed the gold standard of reality competition TV at its very best.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2023
Cleveland put the punctuation mark on the win with a thunderous dunk with 58 seconds left.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
Crowning Swift in this category — for a landmark fourth time — would serve as a fitting punctuation mark on what was most certainly the Year of Taylor.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
And so the history elements serve as punctuation marks, seamlessly integrated into the unfolding mystery our main character is unraveling.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2024
Kaitlyn was messaging him, sending lots of emojis, expletives and punctuation marks.
—Clare Caldera, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
While bowl games often live in the awkward space between season finale and way-too-early preview of what’s to come, UCLA is viewing Saturday’s L.A. Bowl at 4:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium against Mountain West champion Boise State solely as a full-stop punctuation mark for this run-on season.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Punctuation mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punctuation%20mark. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
punctuation mark
noun
: any of various marks or signs used in punctuation
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