punctuation mark
any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
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Death threats are used like punctuation marks in debates on social media.
As in Borges’s “The Library of Babel,” on a library generated by 22 letters of the alphabet, plus punctuation marks, there is literally an infinity of images.
This NFT Painting Is a Work of Art - Issue 104: Harmony | Arthur I. Miller | August 18, 2021 | NautilusThe computer speaks to him in a robotic, male voice that reads everything including Roman numerals and punctuation marks while mispronouncing certain words.
And, while Jay Z is happily married to the R&B diva Beyoncé Knowles, what will happen to that sad, lonely little punctuation mark?
Rapper Jay Z’s Hyphen Looks For Love in Hilarious Craigslist Personals Ad | Marlow Stern | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, the punctuation mark is looking for love on Craigslist in this hilarious ad.
Rapper Jay Z’s Hyphen Looks For Love in Hilarious Craigslist Personals Ad | Marlow Stern | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Hitting that moment, she said, was a punctuation mark on a disastrous year.
Annie Leibovitz and Tina Brown on 'Pilgrimage,' Photography, and Vanity Fair | Kara Cutruzzula | December 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat this is, is a chance for him, a real punctuation mark, so he can start a new chapter in his life.
He started shooting the look-books on a whim, as a way of putting a punctuation mark on the end of a collection.
No doubt it was a sort of melancholy punctuation mark in vogue with the sex.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong WorthingtonThe word invisible means that there is an appropriately sized gap, but the letter or punctuation mark itself is absent.
The simplest punctuation mark under the microscope has its own individuality.
Disputed Handwriting | Jerome B. LavayOne missing punctuation mark was silently corrected, however, punctuation has not been changed to comply with modern conventions.
The Great Cattle Trail | Edward S. EllisBe quick and brief, Jns, or sit down and use a beaker as punctuation mark!
Plays by August Strindberg, Fourth Series | August Strindberg
British Dictionary definitions for punctuation mark
any of the signs used in punctuation, such as a comma or question mark
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