semicolon

[ UK /sˌɛmɪkˈə‍ʊlən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
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How To Use semicolon In A Sentence

  • Specifically, a series of colons and semicolons was presented during each trial.
  • He said he was a nationalist when actually he was one whose nationalism consisted of "promoting semicolonialism that has reformed with Washington's permission" and whose third position was that of "joining the Pentagon and the Yankee Central INTERROGATES INVASION PRISONERS
  • The barn swallow is a approximately 18-g, migratory, semicolonial passerine that breeds commonly throughout most parts of the Palearctic and Nearctic temperate regions.
  • Consigned to the unlovely basket are colons and semicolons, and dashes and parentheses.
  • The barn swallow is a semicolonial, aerially insectivorous passerine.
  • ‘The preface, by Truss, includes a misplaced apostrophe and two misused semicolons: one that separates unpunctuated items in a list and one that sets off a dependent clause.’
  • A semicolon following a prompt string is an acceptable alternative to a comma.
  • I overuse semicolons for no particular reason except that I've always liked them.
  • So long as this state conforms to the demands of the U.S., the exploiting classes use it to protect and promote their interests in the mode of production and superstructure of the semicolonial and semifeudal society. Naxalite Maoist India
  • The string must be valid PHP code and must end with semicolon.
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