interrogation point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of interrogation point
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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
One of my friends said the other day that the difficulty with the church is that she has lost her interrogation point.
From And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses by Chapman, J. Wilbur
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.
"Well?" said the gentleman, with an interrogation point in the one word.
From Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield by Douglas, Alan
"Now for the human interrogation point," Barbara laughed.
From Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California by Dixon, Thomas
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