1. to add punctuation marks to writing
2. to interrupt or emphasize at intervals

Examples

• She carefully punctuates her essays before submitting them.
• The teacher showed students how to punctuate dialogue correctly.
• Thunder punctuates the quiet evening.
• His speech was punctuated by frequent applause.
• Laughter punctuates their conversation throughout dinner.
• The silence was punctuated by the ticking clock.
• She punctuates her sentences with dramatic pauses.