punctuation mark

noun

: any of various standardized marks or signs used in punctuation
punctuation mark table

Examples of punctuation mark in a Sentence

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Back-to-back-to-back deadly and destructive tornado outbreaks in recent weeks have put a punctuation mark on what’s been an unusually active start to the year for thunderstorms in the United States. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 Morse code is a system for representing letters, numerals, and punctuation marks using dots, dashes and spaces, first invented by American Samuel F B Morse in the 1800s, according to Britannica. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Read: The scare quote was 2016 in a punctuation mark Trump proved his acceptance of the performance, in fact, by chafing against its scripts. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025 Does the address contain multiple characters like a mix of letters, numbers and varied punctuation marks or symbols? Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punctuation mark

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of punctuation mark was in 1849

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“Punctuation mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punctuation%20mark. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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punctuation mark

noun
: any of various marks or signs used in punctuation
punctuation mark table
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