exclamation mark
Britishnoun
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the punctuation mark ! used after exclamations and vehement commands
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this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to an obvious mistake, in road warning signs, (in chess commentaries) beside the notation of a move considered a good one, (in mathematics) as a symbol of the factorial function, or (in logic) occurring with an existential quantifier
Example Sentences
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His deadline day signing was not so much a statement from Birmingham but an exclamation mark.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
Ohtani also put an exclamation mark on the sweep by demolishing a first-pitch fastball from reliever A.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024
"Someone wise once said that the correct punctuation for a scientific advance is not an exclamation mark, but a semicolon," said Meyer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers walked off the line at Midwestern auto plants Friday, putting an exclamation mark on a summer where labor—from screenwriters to UPS drivers—flexed its muscles.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2023
She thought about adding an exclamation mark, but decided against it.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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