sentence structure
Example Sentences
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According to Ms. Hazrat, Aristophanes’ dots were “the first nonalphabetical marks devoted to unlocking sentence structure and therefore enabling the performance of text.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 14, 2026
As one might say: It’s not just selection bias, it’s a sentence structure that blew up in popularity over the past several years, data show.
From Barron's β Apr. 14, 2026
Unlike periods and commas, em dashes aren’t integral to sentence structure; they’re a considered choice that can, but by no means have to, take the place of commas, parentheses and semicolons.
From Salon β Jun. 11, 2025
Yet sentence structure is only one aspect of the complex, multipart system that is language.
From Scientific American β Oct. 18, 2023
He told me that my sense of language is improving along with my sentence structure.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
