exclamation mark

British  

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

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Example Sentences

I moused over the exclamation mark next to “Onboarding” and a helpful pop-up appeared.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2024

Using an exclamation mark to express the author's astonishment, the 2000 Met report said: "Adams met Noye on two occasions, however nothing useful was reported from those meetings!"

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

"Someone wise once said that the correct punctuation for a scientific advance is not an exclamation mark, but a semicolon," said Meyer.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

But at this particular moment, the exclamation mark seemed entirely appropriate.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo