em dash in English

noun
1
a long dash used in punctuation.
After all, once you've learned the difference between a hyphen and an em dash , there is no going back.

Use "em dash" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "em dash" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "em dash", or refer to the context using the word "em dash" in the English Dictionary.

1. An em dash (—) is used for 2013 to 2017 international cargo as data from CAAP is not available.

2. Aposiopesis is a term where a sentence is purposely left incomplete through the use of an em dash or ellipsis

3. In the second example below, an em dash is more common than a Colon, though the use of a Colon is nevertheless correct.

4. Aposiopesis (countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses) ( rhetoric ) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—)

5. Aposiopesis (countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses) ( rhetoric ) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—)

6. Aposiopesis ( countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses ) ( rhetoric) An abrupt breaking - off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis ( …) or an em dash ( — )