quotation mark

noun

Definition of quotation mark

: one of a pair of punctuation marks " " or ' ' used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a quotation in which the exact phraseology of another or of a text is directly cited

Examples of quotation mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stevens gives Percy’s satellite characters relatively few identifying features, weaving their staccato dialogue throughout her blunt narration without quotation marks. — Haley Mlotek, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020 Text can be absorbed in blocks; the eye searches for keywords or names or other pointers such as quotation marks. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 The bug is known as an unquoted service path, which as its name suggests, happens when a developer forgets to surround a file path with quotation marks. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2019 In keeping with Off-White's now-iconic typography that always includes quotation marks, Abloh's brand has launched five black travel pouches to help make your packing easier. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2019 Others, describing the village-wide search for Lanny, are rushed run-ons, lacking attributions and quotation marks, creating a sense of muddled panic and frenzy. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019 Presnal is a chef who likes having fun, and his menu is littered with coy quotation marks, signaling foods that playfully masquerade as other foods. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 25 June 2019 This is a form of art—no quotation marks—that makes sense in a world that frequently does not. — Sheila Marikar, ELLE Decor, 6 Sep. 2018 Vladimir Nabokov once wrote that reality is one of the few words that means nothing without quotation marks. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2018 See More

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“Quotation mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quotation%20mark. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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