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Examples of put an exclamation point on in a Sentence
Damien Scott, Billboard, 20 June 2024
Megill struck out the side in the seventh to put an exclamation point on one of his best outings in years.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
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Guard Payton Pritchard put an exclamation point on the team’s good play, knocking down a buzzer-beater three to finish with an 84-73 lead heading into the final quarter.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 10 June 2024
The 6-foot-4 Russian then took part in an event after all, the evening-ending Breakaway Relay, scoring a goal to put an exclamation point on the Western Conference’s 18-13 victory over the Eastern Conference.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
On Saturday night, Swift, 33, put an exclamation point on the concert by running offstage to Travis, where the two embraced and kissed.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
One of the biggest cheers of the day came in the $1-million Dirt Mile when Cody’s Wish survived a stewards’ inquiry to put an exclamation point on the fairytale story of a boy and horse.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
While the Wings started to threaten late in overtime, Smith put an exclamation point on the Fever's win with an and-1 layup with 30 seconds left to give her a career-high 30 points.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023
Long, who now has 53 career world championship medals, put an exclamation point on a four-medal night for Team USA, which was supplemented by bronze medal performances from Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas), Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado) and Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California).
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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