yes you can, SQL supports some regular expressions:
WITH
MyLastNames(LName) AS
(
Select 'DeCaprio@gmail' UNION ALL
Select 'Pitt[phone]' UNION ALL
Select 'Schwarzenegger(phone)' UNION ALL
Select 'Wahlberg' UNION ALL
Select 'Damon' UNION ALL
Select 'Willis'
)
SELECT
B.LName
FROM MyLastNames B
WHERE B.LName LIKE '%[!@#$%^&*()]%'
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