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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And while a single exclamation mark isn't the problem the cumulative effect can be, warns Hannah.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
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
The company celebrated its 65th birthday on Wednesday night and launched its post-pandemic return to a full five-week season with an exclamation mark, in the form of Cynthia Erivo.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
"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
Everything she said ended in an exclamation mark.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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