How to Use special character in a Sentence

special character

noun
  • Flor is what gives a fino sherry or a manzanilla sherry its special character.
    — Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This year, 32 of the 200 passwords on the global list included a special character.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Both Burke and Wilson single out the General, a huge eagle, as a special character.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Authentic details such as the herringbone parquet floors and artfully stuccoed ceilings give the accommodation special character.
    — Nathalie Meier-Scupin, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2025
  • These rules require the passwords in the vault to be unique and have a minimum of 15 characters, including at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one numeric character, and one special character.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025

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