Sentence examples for the ellipsis from inspiring English sources

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the ellipsis

noun

A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

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And the ellipsis?

Apple hadn't thought of that, and the ellipsis had returned.

The ellipsis indicates that something has been omitted.

Does placing brackets around the ellipsis imply that the ellipsis was interpolated or that it was not?

But note the ellipsis at the end of the quote.

The ellipsis in her report is not accidental.

White lamp shades are refrains of the ellipsis motif.

Suspense... the ellipsis... is pronounced Poot! Poot! Poot!

That's why a campaign press office has no better friend than the ellipsis.

"As if by common consent, people turned to the ellipsis and the exclamation point.

She wasn't sure about the ellipsis: "Now I'm totally second-guessing myself".

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