exclamation point

noun

Definition of exclamation point

1 : a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling

2 : a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast the game put an exclamation point on the season

— called also exclamation mark

Examples of exclamation point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My friends’ captions, loaded with exclamation points, hailed the budding fashion plate as their queen. — Janet Mock, Marie Claire, "Zendaya Isn't Taking Center Stage—She's Making Room," 6 Aug. 2018 Elisabeth Röhm: The bed is the exclamation point in a bedroom, and this one had to be overstated. — Abby Tabak, House Beautiful, "A Peek Inside the Bedroom of Actress Elisabeth Röhm," 17 Nov. 2011 This passage is the green light for murdering dissidents (again, with an exclamation point). — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Trump’s Khashoggi statement is a green light for murder," 20 Nov. 2018 Once the news broke, Twitter went into a frenzy of exclamation points and virtual jumps for joy: DC is developing a batwoman show!!!! — Danny Murphy, Seventeen, "New Show "Batwoman" Features An Openly Lesbian Main Character and We're HERE For It," 23 July 2018 The comments are all exclamation points and fire emojis. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Marshmello Announces 'Fly' Coming Friday," 7 Mar. 2018 To put an exclamation point on that humane gesture, Wentz refused to accept an Eagles fan’s offer of his first-class seat on the flight home. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "I wanted Carson Wentz to go to the White House to teach Trump about leadership | Will Bunch," 5 June 2018 As an exclamation point, Pruitt made the announcement last year to to a gathering of coal miners in eastern Kentucky. — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, "7 ways Scott Pruitt's legacy at EPA will live on," 6 July 2018 Pellucid reported — with an exclamation point — that 71 million fewer rounds were played in 2017 than in 2000. — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Golf course closures say less about sport, more about a difficult business," 3 July 2018

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