comma

Example Sentences

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Marcelino’s condition improved but Diaz’s health declined exponentially to the point that he fell into a comma and was put on a list to receive a liver transplant, according to news reports.

From Los Angeles Times

The review refers to the "so-called 'rules-based international order'", putting the latter phrase in inverted commas: a kind of delegitimisation by punctuation mark.

From BBC

In a letter to critic George Jean Nathan, he described the conclusion as “merely the comma at the end of a gaudy introductory clause, with the body of the sentence still unwritten.”

From Los Angeles Times

But, comma, we also are doing that for the queer experience.

From Los Angeles Times

How barmy is it to fly thousands of people half-way around the world to sit in giant air-conditioned tents to argue about commas, and interpretations of convoluted words?

From BBC