Definition of exclamation
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:a sharp or sudden utterance
2
:vehement expression of protest or complaint
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Examples of exclamation in a Sentence
Her unexpected announcement caused a few exclamations of surprise.
the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations
Recent Examples of exclamation from the Web
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A lopsided loss at Houston, a stunning upset at home by Kentucky and a listless bowl defeat against LSU raised question marks about Jackson where previously stood only exclamation points.
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Kyrgios managed to hold to score the upset victory and put an exclamation point on the match by acing Nadal on match point.
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Bogan utilized multiple underlinings, curse words and exclamation points in the filings.
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The turbo version of this car is officially known as the Soul! — with the exclamation point.
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The comment cards on this one had a lot of exclamation points: creamy! tart! amazing!
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Tori Bowie leaned over the line for her 100-meter victory, then stumbled and crashed down to the track to put the exclamation point on the second consecutive sprint shock of the meet.
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That, says Ludwig, explains the title’s exclamation point.
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To avoid blasphemy, exclamations of ‘God!’ and ‘Jesu!’ were replaced with ‘
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First Known Use of exclamation
14th century
EXCLAMATION Defined for English Language Learners
exclamation
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Definition of exclamation for English Language Learners
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: a sharp or sudden cry : a word, phrase, or sound that expresses a strong emotion
EXCLAMATION Defined for Kids
exclamation
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ex·cla·ma·tion
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ˌek-sklə-ˈmā-shən
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Definition of exclamation for Students
:a sharp or sudden cry or expression of strong feeling
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