quote mark
- a variation of quotation mark.
Example Sentences
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It’s likely they decided to take the comma, rotate it 180 degrees and move it to the top of the line: Voilà, a single open quote mark.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2022
Speaking of which, have you ever noticed how often news channel chyrons use a single open quote mark rather than an apostrophe?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2018
The reason I quote mark “essence” is that it is a vague and largely meaningless term.
From Forbes ● Jun. 29, 2014
De Baptismo should have an open quote mark before “De” 192 each which should read each of which.
From The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. by Bloxam, Matthew Holbeche
P. 328 ‘between the yard and the meter.’—closing quote mark deleted.
From Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 by Lenzen, Victor Fritz
