How to Use exclamation point in a Sentence

exclamation point

noun
  • The epic scope of his finish put an exclamation point on it all.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • This is just like the exclamation point.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The exclamation point was a steal and dunk with five seconds to go.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The plight of the writers can be read in the exclamation points.
    — Nina Siegal, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • That play was the exclamation point to the whole darn season.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The brooch was like a boldface exclamation point on his high-wattage smile.
    — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The exclamation point of the film is also brand new.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Almirón put the exclamation point on the match in the 78th minute.
    — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 30 June 2018
  • 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
  • The old chimney, a concrete exclamation point in the sky, soon could be gone.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2019
  • This should be the exclamation point, but the Gators will fight until the end.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 23 Nov. 2022
  • This is the problem that emojis and exclamation points seek to solve.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • The exclamation point came in the closing minute, with the shot-clock running down.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The prepared text had eighty exclamation points in it; Biden may have added a few more along the way.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Sarkozy loves an exclamation point.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Schultz put an exclamation point on the victory with a dunk in the final minute.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Rogers’s death would be one way to put an exclamation point on the end of Marvel’s third phase of movies.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 16 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • The exclamation point is part of the group’s name but also befits the duo’s success.
    — Mara Reinstein, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Crawford’s catch in the sixth inning was the exclamation point.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The 4-year-old colt’s gate-to-wire win was a big exclamation point for the connections.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The exclamation point is a clue that this show, opening Friday, wants to wow you.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
  • In the long take, there are a lot of periods, commas, and exclamation points.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023

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