asterisk

Example Sentences

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The upswing from February requires a little asterisk.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The decline in the unemployment rate came with an asterisk: The labor force shrank by nearly 400,000 people, meaning fewer Americans were counted as unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, all triumphs for the foreseeable future will come with the asterisk of previous failures against the very best.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Later I would make three photocopies, one to reside permanently next to my body, in my wallet, as a kind of personal asterisk, I thought, in case of accidental death.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee