exclamation mark

noun

1. the punctuation mark ! used after exclamations and vehement commands
2. this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to an obvious mistake, in road warning signs, (in chess commentaries) beside the notation of a move considered a good one, (in mathematics) as a symbol of the factorial function, or (in logic) occurring with an existential quantifier

Example Sentences

That so many Republicans and Democrats did not vote in one of the most important presidential elections in the country’s history, is an exclamation mark on a society in crisis.

From Salon

His Madison Square Garden rally was an exclamation mark for this fact.

From Salon

His deadline day signing was not so much a statement from Birmingham but an exclamation mark.

From BBC

The vetted products feature a marijuana leaf symbol and an exclamation mark inside a triangle.

From Los Angeles Times

Ohtani also put an exclamation mark on the sweep by demolishing a first-pitch fastball from reliever A.J.

From Los Angeles Times