Exclamatory is an English word with synonyms like emphatic or forceful. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Exclamatory in a sentence
Exclamatory meaning
- Resembling an exclamation.
- Emphatic.
Using Exclamatory
- The main meaning on this page is: Resembling an exclamation. | Emphatic.
- Useful related words include: emphatic, forceful.
Context around Exclamatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exclamatory
- In this selection, "exclamatory" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clauses stand out and add context to how "exclamatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include interrogative and exclamatory clauses are and that were exclamatory rather than. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exclamatory" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exclamatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Interrogative and exclamatory clauses are introduced with inverted question and exclamation marks (¿ and ¡, respectively). (14 words)
He channeled his feelings into love poems that were exclamatory rather than persuasive, and wrote prose that showed his contempt for men who pursue women. (25 words)
He channeled his feelings into love poems that were exclamatory rather than persuasive, and wrote prose that showed his contempt for men who pursue women. (25 words)
Interrogative and exclamatory clauses are introduced with inverted question and exclamation marks (¿ and ¡, respectively). (14 words)
Example sentences (2)
He channeled his feelings into love poems that were exclamatory rather than persuasive, and wrote prose that showed his contempt for men who pursue women.
Interrogative and exclamatory clauses are introduced with inverted question and exclamation marks (¿ and ¡, respectively).