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  • verb Present participle of punctuate.

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Examples

  • Add the idea of punctuating days in restaurants, the way Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon do, and a tour of the area becomes even more appealing.

    The Guardian World News Tony Naylor 2010

  • There's a strange stillness in the air, despite the fact that the sanctuary is filled with animals except for a few bird calls punctuating the silence.

    Indian Path 2008

  • I just thought maybe there was going to be some tape on someone kind of punctuating your statement there.

    CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2007 2007

  • The rowing crews were out on the river already, the coxswains’ sharp calls punctuating the morning quiet along with the rumble of the first cars going to work.

    Slaying is Such Sweet Sorrow Patricia Harwin 2005

  • Darwin has evolved himself into a tormented spirit of hell or is "punctuating" in that direction.

    unknown title 2009

  • "Thank God," was my thought, punctuating my delight, to see the "Sinfonietta" recognized as a masterpiece.

    Janacek's Sinfonietta Strikes Deep Chords 2011

  • While the wife, I and our driver sat sort of perched on this open air table overlooking the lush jungle-like plantation with the aroma of Kopi Luwak, punctuating the air with anticipation of its splendor touching your pallet, another American couple joined us, sort of caddy corner to our table.

    Page 2 2009

  • Who would want to go to social-transformation war with a bunch of Jesus fanatics who speak boldly about "the kingdom" and have this funny habit of praying out loud and punctuating their conferences with worship songs?

    Tom Krattenmaker: The New Evangelical Alliance Waiting To Happen Tom Krattenmaker 2011

  • They call themselves Team Dime, this crew of Bibby's buds, who've been punctuating what's otherwise a big, extended family's dinner with lurid tales drawn, apparently, from their personal head-cracking history....

    Mike Bibby and Team Dime 2011

  • Fans of McCall Smith's female sleuths Precious Ramotswe and Isabel Dalhousie will find just a few mysteries punctuating the story line.

    November 2009 2009

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