How to Use punctuation mark in a Sentence
punctuation mark
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Cade came in and got the big hit and that put the punctuation mark on it.
—Jim Derry, NOLA.com, 23 Mar. 2018
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At the top of the slope, the house’s back yard has a wide stone and grass patio and a startling punctuation mark.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2017
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The sacks of Rome provide punctuation marks in a long story.
—Greg Woolf, WSJ, 29 June 2018
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Those who like hard rules must accept that the comma is an oddball among the punctuation marks, in two ways.
—The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
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New Orleans and the Final Four was going to be that team’s punctuation mark.
—oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2020
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There are few punctuation marks in his life after that.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
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The clingy footwear style—a Yeezy staple—had a fresh vibrance in the summery shade, and served as a cheery punctuation mark to Kardashian West’s look.
—Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 25 July 2018
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The punctuation mark seemed to come at the 7-minute, 8-second mark of the fourth quarter after the Bulls trimmed a 15-point deficit to single digits and the Bucks were passing up open looks.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
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The em dash is a versatile punctuation mark, often used in place of a colon or comma.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2021
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The interior forms a nice surface, but the wire frame acts as an abrupt punctuation mark.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2019
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Saturday’s hometown concert was the punctuation mark the band and their fans had been waiting on for two years.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022
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But, the Bucks began to claw back and Holiday put a punctuation mark on it with a 48-footer to pull the Bucks within five and get the home arena rocking.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
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There was nothing that needed to be reviewed about Rusnak's punctuation mark on the evening, though.
—Avi Creditor, SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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There are an increasing number of movies with not just one, but two punctuation marks!
—Dan Kopf, Quartzy, 29 June 2019
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This 2023 version has a black leather band, case, and face, with Movada's signature dot as a stylish punctuation mark.
—Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
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The punctuation mark on living for the chase is hearing customers tell us how our products made their lives simpler.
—Chris Carosa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
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Many have noted that this is a rightful career punctuation mark for Yeoh.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
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This is a punctuation mark, but perhaps not an endpoint.
—Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2021
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That controversial call in Arizona would not be the punctuation mark on the end of his college tenure.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
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Skip the random number or punctuation mark at the end of your password; instead, work it into the password itself.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
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Six pins poked up through the top of the device to display a single braille character (letter, number or punctuation mark).
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 8 May 2017
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Karma dressed as a 19th skater on the Habs’ bench after the outrageous, predatory slam Mark Scheifele delivered as the punctuation mark to Game 1 of the series.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
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Each artist was asked to design a poster using a different punctuation mark.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
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Pusha delivers a clear message through his brash lyricism and usual drug fiend raps, which includes a clear start and punctuation mark.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 July 2018
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Throwing in a symbol or punctuation mark can tighten up a password too.
—Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2021
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The theme isn't about the transformational power of a punctuation mark.
—Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
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Any skiving student worth their salt knows the usual tricks to make an essay look longer: use larger punctuation marks and spaces, mess around with the margins, maybe even try to creep up to a larger font size.
—Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2018
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The board also acknowledged this week that some ballots were printed without a punctuation mark in a way that might confuse voters.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2020
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The Cardinals filed off the court in red jerseys stained with sweat and tears, a melancholy punctuation mark on a season that had for so long been extended with ellipses holding the promise of just one more game.
—Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2018
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But this last season wouldn’t have been an ideal punctuation mark on a basketball career.
—Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2020
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