How to Use exclamatory in a Sentence
exclamatory
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The strings held their own with the exclamatory brasses, while the woodwinds joined in with their own assertive voices.
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Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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The works are considered an exclamatory response to the institutional question of how to collect and display dance, a typically ephemeral form.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
29 July 2026
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That inspired her blazing recent mixtape, Eternal, which traffics in big beats, exclamatory vocals, and thoughtful lyrics about the pleasures of being in a moveable, danceable body.
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Stephen Deusner,
SPIN,
25 Aug. 2026
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While the 1953 film is undeniably cheesy, director Byron Haskin’s exclamatory take is utterly charming and irresistible.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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The purchase is expected to be completed later this year or early next year, pending stockholder and regulatory approvals, at which point the company will let go of its exclamatory ticker symbol — WOW.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
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