How do you use Punctuate in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like mark or disrupt, plus the exact meaning.
Punctuate meaning
- To add punctuation to.
- To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
- To emphasize; to stress.
Synonyms of Punctuate
Using Punctuate
- The main meaning on this page is: To add punctuation to. | To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. | To emphasize; to stress.
- Useful related words include: mark, break up, disrupt, interrupt.
- In the example corpus, punctuate often appears in combinations such as: to punctuate, punctuate the, punctuate his.
Context around Punctuate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Punctuate
- In this selection, "punctuate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sunglasses, starlight, style, moments and sentences stand out and add context to how "punctuate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accomplishments and punctuate each other and choreography that punctuate its action. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "punctuate" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with punctuate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Shyamalan uses them here to punctuate moments of terror. (10 words)
Im birdied from off the green to punctuate his even-par round Saturday. (13 words)
And I haven’t even mentioned the parade of increasingly ridiculous “expert” interviews that punctuate the movie. (17 words)
At Winston Wächter, a black, wide-brimmed Trilby hat and dark round sunglasses punctuate his all-black outfit, a departure from the brightly hued sweaters adorned with tessellated patterns worn by his doubles in the paintings. (36 words)
They promote each other’s strengths and accomplishments, and punctuate each other’s sentences with a kiss, or a gentle touch, or a face hidden behind the other’s shoulder in embarrassment or mirth (sometimes both). (36 words)
But they only punctuate more shiny black flat surfaces, which are going to look amazing when you take the car out of its wrapper and will be covered in gross fingerprints about a day later. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
At Winston Wächter, a black, wide-brimmed Trilby hat and dark round sunglasses punctuate his all-black outfit, a departure from the brightly hued sweaters adorned with tessellated patterns worn by his doubles in the paintings.
He has a calm demeanor, except for the nervous giggles that punctuate his speech, especially when he describes his darkest moments.
In other words, it relies on a handful of shocks––a forklift to the face, a bloody head’s slow slide down the windshield––to punctuate his otherwise hellbent mission.
Over the top fights are a necessary ingredient in any shonen series, and set new standards when it came to the incredible techniques, transformations, and choreography that punctuate its action.
Tiny bursts of starlight punctuate the dark like the dots and dashes from some long-forgotten Morse code, telling us that summer is well and truly here.
But Shyamalan uses them here to punctuate moments of terror.
Griot narrators in multicolored boubous played drums and long traditional flutes while palace riflemen fired shots to punctuate the arrival of distinguished guests which included ministers and diplomats.
He slowly ratchets up the tension over time, making strategic use of a score by Avery Kentis to punctuate the film’s most chilling moments.
Martin hit his second home run of the day, a two-run shot to punctuate the big inning.
Philpot scored the game-winning touchdown in Montreal’s Grey Cup win last season to punctuate a six-reception, 63-yard performance.
Venom became giant-sized and, just to punctuate his demise, Rex Strickland blew himself the two aliens up to ensure the rampaging Xenophage could no longer threaten Earth.
And I haven’t even mentioned the parade of increasingly ridiculous “expert” interviews that punctuate the movie.
But they only punctuate more shiny black flat surfaces, which are going to look amazing when you take the car out of its wrapper and will be covered in gross fingerprints about a day later.
Four massive corrugated column in the classical Doric style punctuate the main-floor selling area, which also offers a prime view of a vertical garden.
Im birdied from off the green to punctuate his even-par round Saturday.
Leading up to the election, these fluffy stories on the politics surrounding hair punctuate an otherwise dystopian news cycle.
The newsreels that millions of American moviegoers watched each week also used footage of flag-raisings to punctuate their reports (for example, those depicting the U.S. capture of ).
They promote each other’s strengths and accomplishments, and punctuate each other’s sentences with a kiss, or a gentle touch, or a face hidden behind the other’s shoulder in embarrassment or mirth (sometimes both).
Now, she smiled easily and in Southern California fashion, tended to punctuate sentences with a girlish giggle, even when no joke was uttered.
Always one to tell a great personal story to punctuate a principle, Dr. Elliff told about his preacher granddaddy having a carpenter’s workshop.
Common combinations with punctuate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to punctuate 16×
- punctuate the 15×
- punctuate his 5×
- that punctuate 4×
- would punctuate 3×