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Examples of put an exclamation point on in a Sentence
Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
On Saturday night, Swift, 33, put an exclamation point on the concert by running offstage to Travis, where the two embraced and kissed.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
One of the biggest cheers of the day came in the $1-million Dirt Mile when Cody’s Wish survived a stewards’ inquiry to put an exclamation point on the fairytale story of a boy and horse.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
While the Wings started to threaten late in overtime, Smith put an exclamation point on the Fever's win with an and-1 layup with 30 seconds left to give her a career-high 30 points.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023
Long, who now has 53 career world championship medals, put an exclamation point on a four-medal night for Team USA, which was supplemented by bronze medal performances from Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas), Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado) and Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California).
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
These events weren’t full, but the audiences responded warmly — standing and dancing at their seats for the charming choruses — and the festival was a compelling proof of concept, an ambitious achievement to put an exclamation point on a roller-coaster season.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 May 2023
On Friday, Garrett Feltman blasted a three-run homer to put an exclamation point on the rally for the Vikings.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 Apr. 2023
The right-hander put an exclamation point on a brilliant performance by the Ducks’ bullpen, which held the powerful Stanford lineup to just five hits — an no runs — over the final seven innings.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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