Example Sentences

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Stress and anger had punctuated the weeks leading up to graduation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

It brought to the plate first baseman Ty France, who less than 12 hours earlier had punctuated a 5-for-5 night with a three-run homer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2022

What sounded like a volley of fireworks close to the stadium had punctuated the action and soon the game was marked by an opening goal.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2020

Earlier, Peak’s three-point play with 9:47 left in regulation had punctuated a 19-3 barrage that produced Georgetown’s first lead, at 48-46, since the opening minutes of the first half.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2017

Hervey Willetts had been the Christopher Columbus to discover this endless chain of pleasure and he had punctuated it with many incidental stunts.

From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)