exclamation mark

British  

noun

1. the punctuation mark ! used after exclamations and vehement commands

2. 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

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Example Sentences

“Winning a national championship will only put an exclamation mark on it. We have exceeded probably what anybody could just realistically say was possible this quickly.”

From Seattle Times

Nkamhoua made 10 of 13 shots and put an exclamation mark on Tennessee’s victory with an emphatic slam with 1:15 remaining.

From Seattle Times

The snippets are loud and vibrant, almost ecstatic, an atmosphere of ice offered with an exclamation mark.

From New York Times

“It is an exclamation mark on a summer of unprecedented heat, drought, wildfires and flooding.”

From Seattle Times

Instead, it was an exclamation mark in a season of electoral setbacks for the left and victories for traditional Democratic Party leaders.

From New York Times