punctuation mark

noun

: any of various standardized marks or signs used in punctuation

Examples of punctuation mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Negan not only grated Luther's face in a super disturbing way, but after the victim fell back and impaled himself on a pipe, Negan then squeezed the dying man's head as a punctuation mark. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 July 2023 Onstage were a few chairs and some versatile rolling cases stencilled with punctuation marks. —

Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 The New York City nurse’s mixture of shock, grief, anger, despair, and outright confusion was an intoxicating punctuation mark to an episode that showed the gold standard of reality competition TV at its very best. —

Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2023 Cleveland put the punctuation mark on the win with a thunderous dunk with 58 seconds left. —

Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for punctuation mark

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of punctuation mark was in 1849

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“Punctuation mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punctuation%20mark. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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