How to Use question mark in a Sentence

question mark

noun
  • The team's pitching is a big question mark this season.
  • And that in turn leaves the impact of the Fed’s QT a question mark.
    Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • In the short term, the other two spots are a question mark.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023
  • But the rest of the roster will be a giant question mark.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
  • Instead of a name, there were question marks over the video clip.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • That’s assuming the strikes are over by the end of the year — which is a big question mark.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • There are more question marks on the offensive side of the ball.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But this year there is a big question mark hanging over the fall slate.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Further, the Dodgers aren’t the only team in the playoff field with question marks.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • There was the 44-day question mark of Liz Truss’s tenure.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • One man, Anatoly Shevchenko, had a question mark next to his name.
    Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
  • Note the question mark, though: That means that the clue should not be taken at face value.
    Deb Amlen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Shaquille Leonard has been dealing with a back injury and is still a question mark for the game.
    Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
  • However, there are question marks about what team would be the right fit for the point guard.
    oregonlive, 15 June 2023
  • But the real question mark revolves around the willingness of stars to show up for the event.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • That is a testament to the number of question marks and their need for depth.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Much of the rest of the U.S. stock market also pushed higher, but how long that lasts is a question mark.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Lots of question marks – along with how will the public money be raised?
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • Young is off to the NFL Draft, and the quarterback position is a question mark.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This is still a team that’s a bit of a question mark, and Texas Tech will be looking to take advantage of that.
    Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But Leota comes to the Senior Bowl as something of question mark.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 24 Jan. 2023
  • That leaves some question marks on the defensive front.
    C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
  • So there is kind of a question mark about what is actually the greater risk.
    Wired, 15 July 2022
  • Outside of Brink and Jump, the rotation holdovers have question marks.
    Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2023
  • And the smooth new asphalt laid last year is a question mark for everyone.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023
  • Linebacker has a lot of bodies but also a lot of question marks.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The Riddler looks like a question mark, and the Exousia requires more than one tie.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
  • To bring up a list of available routing and extension codes, click on the question mark next to each of these fields.
    Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, Kenny Moore II is the question mark in this otherwise tame time of year.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2022
  • But concerns about climate change put a question mark over the city’s future — until the war.
    Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2022

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