exclamation point

noun

1

: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling

2

: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast

the game put an exclamation point on the season

called also exclamation mark

Examples of exclamation point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year’s inaugural Tour Finals event was a coronation of two dominant seasons from the tour’s two top players in Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, who both took triple crowns to end their 2023 seasons with an exclamation point. —Todd Boss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile, Maverick McNealy (great name) won his first PGA Tour title with a walk-off birdie, the exclamation point to a fantastic Sunday of golf. —Chris Branch, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

False news stories often feature eye-catching, all-caps headlines with exclamation points. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Sep. 2024

That acrobatic moment was the exclamation point on a productive day for Barkley, who was the difference for Philadelphia on Sunday. —Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

exclamation point

noun

: a punctuation mark ! used chiefly after an exclamation to show a forceful way of speaking or a strong feeling