punctuation

Example Sentences

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“Almost every printed or manuscript copy of the Declaration produced in 1776 varies in format, type size, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When you type a question into your favorite AI chatbot, it turns it into tokens representing words, parts of words, and punctuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Tomato, brightened with a final drizzle of garlic oil, like punctuation.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

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

By the time the sun reached center stage, a punctuation mark in the cloud-lined sky, I was miles into the woods.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline