: a punctuation mark - used especially to divide or to compound words, word elements, or numbers
Examples of hyphen in a Sentence
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 2 July 2024
This dynamic has inspired plenty of young stars to become multi-hyphenates, but nobody wields their hyphens better than Selena Gomez.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
Ace Ratcliff, SELF, 10 July 2018
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Noun
Roberts arrived from Texas a few years ago bristling with hyphens and determined to redirect wandering conservatives back to the true path.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 2 July 2024
This dynamic has inspired plenty of young stars to become multi-hyphenates, but nobody wields their hyphens better than Selena Gomez.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
Verb
Normally, closed caption subtitling bleeps words in a variety of different ways: phrases, such as (bleep), [expletive], or [censored] may be used, though sometimes hyphens or asterisks are substituted instead (f–k, f---, or f*** are all examples.
—Ace Ratcliff, SELF, 10 July 2018
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“Hyphen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyphen. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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