interrogation point

American  

noun

1. question mark.

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Etymology

Origin of interrogation point

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Jocko sat up straight, erected his tail into a huge interrogation point, cocked his wise little head on one side, and regarded his ally expectantly.

From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

He sits at the library table in the little lawyer's sanctum; opposite him is his host, and a little farther away, stands Ray Vandyck; a living, breathing, gloomy faced but mute interrogation point.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.

An interrogation point after the number or title of a picture indicates that its attribution to the given painter is doubtful.

From The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition by Berenson, Bernard

In the extreme north is the peak of Kini Balu, the height of which is set down at 13,698 feet, with an interrogation point after it.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.

Then the boy turned to Will with an interrogation point in both eyes.

From Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail by Fletcher, Archibald Lee