Words similar to exclamation
Example sentences for: exclamation
How can you use “exclamation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The childish exclamation peeyoo! , for instance, probably stems from a distorted rendering of phew! , just as another air-and-spit expression of disgust was once rendered as pfui! but gradually turned into fooey! , which is both easier to read and pronounce.
captures the youthful slang of that innocent era when life consisted of countless exclamation marks.
Other standard English words mislisted as New England words are package store a store selling alcohol by the bottle for consumption elsewhere, pshaw! an exclamation archaic everywhere, sheers sheer curtains, and verandah .
David Galef in his article Sound and Sense [XXI, 2], says that the childish exclamation Peeyoo ! probably stems from a distorted rendering of Phew !
of exclamation points!