Example Sentences

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Punctuated by languid guitar lines, this sadder-than-sad gem creates the perfect backdrop for her gorgeous voice to shine through.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Punctuated with the slam of a bench or the stomp of a foot through Juel D. Lane’s choreography, singing is used throughout the play to express joy and praise as well as pain and despair.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Punctuated by Gregory Corandi’s gliding, God’s-eye shots of meringue-colored desert and placid shoreline, “Saloum” has the extravagance of fable and folklore.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Punctuated by a picturesque gazebo and a charming bridge, the rolling lawn at this recently opened beer garden — taking over the historic Mrs. K’s Tollhouse — offers a pair of outdoor dining options.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022

Punctuated by controversies over the amount of blood to take, the time to abstract it, and the areas from which to remove it, bloodletters employed a wide range of instruments.

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby