50 Examples of the Use of Ellipsis

Ellipsis

The ellipsis (…) Are a punctuation mark consisting of three (always three) horizontally aligned dots in a row. Its name is due to the fact that an absence is introduced into the written speech, that is, a suspended portion of text.

The use of ellipsis is common in various forms of writing, usually at the beginning or end of the sentence, or surrounded by parentheses.

What are the ellipsis used for?

Examples of using an ellipsis

1. In the store I got rice, flour, milk… of everything!
2. Then the vampire took her by the neck and said… me… I have… hunger…
3. You said you had seen… To who?
4. AND… Is that… i know… I'm ta… tar… ta… m… mu… Mute.
5. Ana, Maria, Petra… I don't know what it was called.
6. I don't know if someone of his… well… its… You understand me.
7. The above reference was taken from Ben Meyers' book "Utopian Considerations on Marxism." The sociologist affirms in “Considerations…" what:
8. Take for example the verses of Poe that say: “(…) Quoth the raven: ‘nevermore’. Much I marveled this ungainly fowl (…)”.
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9. I dont know… I dont know… Do not ask me that.
10. You know what they say: "shrimp that sleeps…”
11. Before… die… taking… the sword… from my belt… it is… yours
12. Well, you should understand when I… bah, forget it. There is no point arguing with you.
13. Marcos, we need to talk, lately I feel like… Watch out for that next car!
14. - You love me or not? - Yes… - You don't sound very convinced.
15. Duchamp says in that interview that “art (…) requires an innovative spirit ”(Duchamp, 2013).
16. …well, I'll say it.
17. For me, go to m… and don't come back.
18. But it's so… so… dishonest, I don't even know what to call it anymore.
19. Then he took her in her arms and realized… he had arrived very late.
20. Do you want me to swallow… that?
21. Here I have the final evidence, Mr. Judge… hum… I was just here recently…
22. - Do you know what I want??? – …potatoes
23. Since in that tape Omar Shariff is heard saying that: “…they are not exactly legal procedures ”.
24. The band is called "Restless Girls from the Back Block." Her vocalist Jenny, speaking as a representative of the “Girls…”She assured her interest in an upcoming tour.
25. I thought maybe we could go to… I mean, we could stay home, sure.
26. - Hey, I was thinking… - You are going to leave me? - Where do you get that…? - Tell me at once!
27. If only I told you…!
28. I wanted to know if… well… I don't know, maybe you would like… namely… be my… my girlfriend?
29. - I saw you flirt with that whore. - No, I just helped her up. - Sure, you helped her up…
30. It was horrible, it hurt a lot… I hope you believe me
31. - Yes I want the money, but… – … but what?!
32. I wanted to say… this… well, no, nothing.
33. - Are you going to keep bothering with that? - Okay, I'll shut up. - You would do well! –…
34. Did you know that she…? Bah, nothing, don't listen to me.
35. Are you suggesting that you and I…?
36. Article fifteen of the penal code establishes that: “…the allegations must be made in the presence of the judge ”.
37. Friend, bird in hand is better… I that you, would take it.
38. Hears… you yeah… hey, i talk to you…
39. Yes I want… No better not… Okay, yes… Oh, I don't know!
40. - Count to a hundred. - One… two…
41. Gutiérrez, Ramírez, Satriani… all are suspended from school.
42. Then I saw the… well, you know what I saw.
43. But what a son of…! Did you really do it?
44. I can't believe it, it's… dead.
45. - Are you sure you saw it? – …obvious.
46. I would like that… no, better that other one.
47. I am not partnering with a… thief like you!
48. There, crouched in the gloom, they saw it… everything.
49. -And you called…? -Zaira. – …that, of course.
50. - And good…? - What? - Will you or not?

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