How to Use exclamation point in a Sentence

exclamation point

noun
  • This is just like the exclamation point.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The exclamation point of the film is also brand new.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her phone started buzzing, with exclamation points, thumbs-ups, and hearts.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Her phone started buzzing, with exclamation points, thumbs-ups, and hearts.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
  • This is a movie with an exclamation point in its title, after all.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And that added exclamation point in the title?
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Caleb Fay punched home one exclamation point.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Put it even bolder with more exclamation points.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Harkins’ goal, into an empty net, was the exclamation point on the win.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Sarkozy loves an exclamation point.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Pall’s home run put an exclamation point on a victory that was anything but smooth.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The map isn’t cluttered with exclamation points.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Crawford’s catch in the sixth inning was the exclamation point.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • Wow, that’s like, three exclamation points in one newsletter.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Throw them a double-exclamation point reaction at the very least.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • No exclamation point needed for you, Mafia.
    — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Oilers’ blue line also has a mix of exclamation points and question marks.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But Ball put the exclamation point on the night with an aggressive drive to the rim with 5 ticks left on the clock.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But perhaps the ultimate exclamation point comes from his costar.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The title still carries that big old exclamation point, but the fantasy is more than a little long in the tooth.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
  • He's been vocal and smooth all spring, with Thursday serving as an exclamation point for the work done thus far.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That third-place finish stamped an exclamation point on one of those only-at-the-Olympics kind of stories.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • That third-place finish stamped an exclamation point on one of those only-at-the-Olympics kind of stories.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If all of that body-happy lingo sounds a little redundant, there’s an exclamation point at the end of it.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
  • This month, the orange exclamation point warning flicked on in my vehicle.
    — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Samuel was limited with an exclamation point.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Ditto any viewers to whom Bene doesn’t rate a nod of recognition, much less an exclamation point.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Milton Williams with the exclamation point!
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With an exclamation point at the end, the woman continues, an aircraft moving past.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

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