interrogation point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of interrogation point
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Every new sentence, following a period, exclamation mark, or interrogation point, must begin with a capital letter.
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Jesse asked no more questions with his tongue; but his sharp, black eyes were fixed on Joel like two interrogation points.
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"Well?" said the gentleman, with an interrogation point in the one word.
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Every man looked at his neighbour with a face like an interrogation point, as if to ask, “Who next?”
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It was absurd to place the interrogation point at the end of a sentence where it is not descried until it is too late for the inflection of interrogation to be given.
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