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• Mookie Betts reached base four times and Cody Bellinger put an exclamation point on the blowout with a three-run shot in the seventh.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2020
• His third, a 2-yard touchdown, put an exclamation point on the first half as time expired.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
• Williams put an exclamation point on his meteoric rise to the top of the Ravens’ depth chart with that 35-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down carry in the first half.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2021
• Senior Gary Adam put an exclamation point on that lead, going on his own 9-0 run in the third quarter.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2021
• On Friday, Garrett Feltman blasted a three-run homer to put an exclamation point on the rally for the Vikings.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 18 Apr. 2023
• On Friday, Garrett Feltman blasted a three-run homer to put an exclamation point on the rally for the Vikings.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 18 Apr. 2023
• That put an exclamation point on his breakout performance in the windy city.
  — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
• One of the biggest cheers of the day came in the $1-million Dirt Mile when Cody’s Wish survived a stewards’ inquiry to put an exclamation point on the fairytale story of a boy and horse.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• With the gold medal already secure, White landed the trick on his final hit to put an exclamation point on his second Olympic win.
  — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
• The numbers put an exclamation point on the deep divide between haves and have-nots that is helping to fuel unrest across the United States.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 4 June 2020
• Evan Mobley threw down a monstrous, two-handed dunk with 2:52 remaining that seemed to put an exclamation point on USC’s win.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2021
• In Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s view, the pandemic put an exclamation point on some of the key challenges facing the city.
  — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 5 June 2021
• Just something to put an exclamation point on how intense these specific storms are.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• The shot put an exclamation point on an improbable comeback by Anchorage, which had allowed a 4-1 lead to slip away.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2022
• Across the planet, deadly heat waves, storms, flooding, and wildfires put an exclamation point on the reality of the climate crisis.
  — Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2022
• Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias — trees once considered nearly fire-proof — put an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.
  — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
• Another pretty alley-oop pass from Lathon found a soaring Thomas for a dunk to put an exclamation point on the victory.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2022
• The right-hander put an exclamation point on a brilliant performance by the Ducks’ bullpen, which held the powerful Stanford lineup to just five hits — an no runs — over the final seven innings.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Jason Isbell put an exclamation point on First Waltz’s Friday.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 16 May 2022
• Whitmore put an exclamation point on the victory with a driving, one-handed jam with 2:47 remaining.
  — Aaron Bracy, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
• But on Sunday night at Hayward Field, on the final night of the world championships, Duplantis not only won the gold but also broke his own world record to put an exclamation point on the 10-day competition.
  — oregonlive, 24 July 2022
• Macias and Easton Talt put an exclamation point on the breakout night in the seventh, recording their first college hits, ripping a two-run triple and a run-scoring single, respectively, in back-to-back at-bats.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
• In fact, the pandemic simply put an exclamation point on a three-decade run of growth during which our beagle and budgie budgets nearly doubled, relative to other spending.
  — Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
• But Bob Santelli, director of education and vice president of public programs, had an idea that would put an exclamation point on the Rock Hall’s mission.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 19 June 2022
• For Liberty’s volleyball team, Thursday night was a chance to put an exclamation point on a spectacular season.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Buckeyes may also need to win emphatically to put an exclamation point on their College Football Playoff resume.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2020
• With Maryland up by 12 with under two minutes to go, Martinez recorded his fourth steal before racing down to the other end and delivering a two-handed dunk off an alley-oop pass from Ayala to put an exclamation point on his big night.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 19 Feb. 2022
• Southern California would put an exclamation point on first-year coach Marcus Freeman’ first season.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 19 Nov. 2022
• Villaire followed with the go-ahead goal unassisted, and Rosa put an exclamation point on the comeback victory with an empty netter with just under 21 seconds remaining, after MacKenzie was pulled for the extra attacker.
  — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
• Indeed, the ceremony has been specifically scheduled to coincide with, and put an exclamation point on, the reopening of Broadway after the longest shutdown in its history.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024