Adjective : an exclamatory sentence. From Dictionary.com.
Avoid using words, but an occasional one-word exclamatory e.g., Victory! is okay. From Wordnik.com. [The Elegant Solution] Reference
Everything he saw'the weeds, the broken glass, the clumps of bricks'seemed to stand forth with a kind of exclamatory force. From Wordnik.com. [The Waste Lands]
The newlyweds exchanged a bright, exclamatory look. From Wordnik.com. [1st to Die]
The dialogue is generally too abrupt and exclamatory. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
In a moment the four were a laughing, exclamatory group. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
The last three rules apply also to exclamatory sentences. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
Men, according to an exclamatory notice, are welcome, too. From Wordnik.com. [Geoffrey Dunn: 'Watermelon Roll': More Racism from 'Team Sarah'] Reference
McKinnon was not a man much given to exclamatory outbursts. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
A sharp voice suddenly was raised in an exclamatory explosion. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails] Reference
The renaissance was a prodigy that made onlookers exclamatory. From Wordnik.com. [Fascinating San Francisco] Reference
She was an unusual guide, exclamatory and learned -- and a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Karin Badt: Taj Mahal and Love (x)] Reference
The girls gazed at him with most adoring and exclamatory approval. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Says So] Reference
Michelle's exclamatory statement in Nov '07 is what changed things. From Wordnik.com. [Seth Greenland: Welcome Back, Geraldine] Reference
Although any sentence may without change of order become exclamatory. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The carriage had stopped, and she heard a man use exclamatory words. From Wordnik.com. [The Woodlanders] Reference
Stop trying to excite concern with a bunch of exclamatory! questions. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Spokesperson: Obama-Rezko Story Should "Set Off Alarm Bells In Newsrooms Across America"] Reference
All that was missing was a crotch grab and an exclamatory “Yo, yo!”. From Wordnik.com. [The harshest farewell to Scott yet] Reference
Thus the multiple postings was not an attempt at exclamatory indignation. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Stabbing and Backs] Reference
All exclamatory expressions must be followed by the exclamation point. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Use the exclamation point after every exclamatory sentence or expression. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
In common with most birds, the swamp pheasant has its exclamatory season. From Wordnik.com. [Last Leaves from Dunk Island] Reference
So, the exclamatory pat on the back is, I guess, part of my stock in trade. From Wordnik.com. [Why Read?] Reference
But some looks, such as the one pictured, included exclamatory shots of red. From Wordnik.com. [Paris Fashion Week's Soft Sell] Reference
The three young modelers looked up in exclamatory consternation as the doors opened. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence of the Parsonage] Reference
A round of exclamatory remarks went up at the information, followed by eager questions. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
These disasters are merely the exclamatory end points of this particular bloated empire. From Wordnik.com. [Anis Shivani: Why America Suffers From One Catastrophe After Another and Why It Will Keep Happening] Reference
This Hind, now so firmly entrenched in exclamatory mode, had once been -- strangebuttrue!. From Wordnik.com. [The Satanic Verses]
And the exclamatory change in skin hue could help to alleviate the lack of super-power dazzle. From Wordnik.com. [Should Will Smith Play Captain America? – Collider.com] Reference
He raised his perfect dark eye-brows in thorough astonishment and put in an exclamatory "Why?". From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Arriving at Mount Mark, he was instantly surrounded by an exclamatory crowd of station loungers. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence of the Parsonage] Reference
It seemed that Abbot Radulfus, though less exclamatory, was equally well informed, if not better. From Wordnik.com. [The Heretic's Apprentice]
A full stop is placed at the end of every sentence that is neither exclamatory nor interrogative. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
This remark drew some sort of exclamatory protest from every other person in the room save Browne. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
The thing with the verb is that it's in a mildly exclamatory form, it's not just a bland statement. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: New Magics and New Skies, in Korean] Reference
But as movie mantras go, it captures the exclamatory quality of "Clash of the Titans.". From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
May the rest of Rivalry Week make similarly exclamatory statements about the involved teams. From Wordnik.com. [ESPNsoccernet]
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