How do you use Punctuated in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Punctuated meaning
Having punctuation
Using Punctuated
- The main meaning on this page is: Having punctuation
- In the example corpus, punctuated often appears in combinations such as: punctuated by, punctuated with, was punctuated.
Context around Punctuated
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Punctuated
- In this selection, "punctuated" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saxophones, way, heavily, gradualism, equilibrium and multiple stand out and add context to how "punctuated" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a decade punctuated only by and and saxophones punctuated by raucous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "punctuated" sits close to words such as accuser, adoptive and ahsoka, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with punctuated
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He punctuated each word with his fist on the table. (10 words)
The city is gorgeous, dense, and punctuated by identifiable landmarks. (10 words)
None of its pledges about opening again have been kept, punctuated by long periods of silence. (16 words)
As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre. (38 words)
North Korea's missile tests have been punctuated by threats of pre-emptive nuclear attacks against South Korea or the United States over what it perceives as a broad range of scenarios that put its leadership under threat. (38 words)
Navigating the glitz of the Hollywood hills and failing to resist the advances of Catherine in his precarious state - becomes a breezy, economical detective flick punctuated by exciting confrontations from penthouses to the beachfront. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Punctuated gradualism is considered to be a variation of these models, lying somewhere in between the phyletic gradualism model and the punctuated equilibrium model.
After the official ribbon was cut and the carnival declared open, the army of floats was finally let loose, the lively soundtrack of steel drums and saxophones punctuated by raucous DJ sets.
As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
Bland’s fifth pick-6 this season was a 63-yarder that broke a tie with three players and punctuated a 45-10 Thanksgiving victory over the Washington Commanders on Thursday.
Burke, wearing his trademark black fedora, hardly spoke during the tour, which was punctuated by the song “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas and the Papas playing softly in the background.
But it is raining bombs on the entire strip, its message heavily punctuated by vengeance and powered by deterrence.
Critics said the end-of-session turmoil punctuated multiple missteps that eroded the Democratic governor’s political capital after gaining extraordinary goodwill when she succeeded scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo in August 2021.
He punctuated each word with his fist on the table.
In the third, $300 million hitter Trea Turner punctuated his highly anticipated Phillies debut by following Brandon Marsh’s leadoff triple with a triple of his own.
It’s also punctuated by summer jams and blissful ballads, along with the urgency of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power”, which is played from Radio Raheem’s boombox.
It’s obvious that he hasn’t given a single thing he says more than five seconds of thought, that his brain is an arid wasteland punctuated by moats of nacho cheese.
Johnson’s third and final dunk punctuated a 5-0 spurt after the Spartans built a four-point lead, leaving Huntington with a 68-67 advantage with inside 2 minutes remaining.
Knife crime, however, has been going in the other direction for a decade, punctuated only by a pandemic slump.
Mayor Vincent Dedieu, 46, could not hide his sadness while looking at the wide empty land punctuated with piles of cut trees right outside the village.
Navigating the glitz of the Hollywood hills and failing to resist the advances of Catherine in his precarious state - becomes a breezy, economical detective flick punctuated by exciting confrontations from penthouses to the beachfront.
None of its pledges about opening again have been kept, punctuated by long periods of silence.
North Korea's missile tests have been punctuated by threats of pre-emptive nuclear attacks against South Korea or the United States over what it perceives as a broad range of scenarios that put its leadership under threat.
President Ali reminded that Guyana’s Independence was gained through the heroic struggles and sacrifices of the nation’s people, adding that the country’s history is punctuated by the overcoming of tragedies.
The city is gorgeous, dense, and punctuated by identifiable landmarks.
Their running patter, punctuated by Three Stooges-style physical affronts, is the best comedy act on the team.
Common combinations with punctuated
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- punctuated by 102×
- punctuated with 32×
- was punctuated 27×
- is punctuated 10×
- and punctuated 8×
- punctuated equilibrium 6×
- been punctuated 5×
- punctuated the 5×
- he punctuated 4×
- punctuated his 4×