quotation mark

noun

: 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

Either way, those quotation marks are the first signs of a cynicism that pervades Reza’s project, now expanding to enshroud this whole production. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025

Her work involved natural language processing (NLP) tools and her explanation of this is below in quotation marks. —Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025

The problem is that Flanagan—known for eerie but subtle horror films like Hush and Oculus and Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House—puts too many overly earnest quotation marks around what should be the most moving scenes. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2025

Users can now use quotation marks to search for specific words within photos, Google announced in a community post on Tuesday. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quotation mark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• marque
• narc
• quark
• shark

Kids Definition

quotation mark

noun

: one of a pair of punctuation marks " " or ' ' used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a direct quotation