punctuation mark

Example Sentences

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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

He does put some value in the occasional rogue punctuation mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Because more than any other punctuation mark, the em dash is deeply human.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

And a bit of lemon zest—the punctuation mark that makes everything else sing.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner