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paragraph

[par-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈpær əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /


NOUN
indentation
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The final Deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and other provisions of this paragraph.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

His victory speech, in the middle of the night, was, paragraph by paragraph, implicit about his ambitions and in totality almost explicit.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

The framework’s first paragraph declares “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

Her voice is gleeful and unapologetic, right from the opening paragraph, written at the height of her notoriety: “I am totally cashing in to capitalize on the moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Someone had underlined a short paragraph towards the end of the article and put three exclamation marks in the margin.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

For David Harbour, it was the messages pouring in from friends — not the usual “great job!” an actor receives when a program is airing, but long blocks of text, paragraphs dripping with emotion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Evans said he did see brief maternity summaries - "usually a couple of paragraphs" - attached to each baby's neonatal notes.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The final summit declaration consisted of six concise paragraphs, mirroring the brevity of the 2025 Hague Summit declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Its policy statement on Wednesday consisted of four short paragraphs, while previous statements, such as the one in April, included traditional boilerplate items, comments on recent events and details of policy votes by committee members.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

She leafed through the pages, skimming for signs of Reed’s name among the dusty paragraphs and disjointed phrases, but the stories were gone.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

They are very brief, follow a prescribed form and, if necessary, are paragraphed in the same way as the letter.

From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker

But the car might--drop before----" "Better decently dead than publicly paragraphed....

From The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

I was lampooned, caricatured, and paragraphed in the newspapers, in a thousand different ways.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton

What help is it to the reader to have a composition paragraphed?

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg

The ear of society?—they were talking, or almost, as if he had publicly paragraphed a modest young lady.

From The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by Henry James

Correctly identify and use conventions of the personal narrative genre, including structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Determine how genre conventions for structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics vary.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

It's a massive book, littered with obscure references, and is written almost entirely in unattributed speech, with no chapter breaks and very little paragraphing.

From The Guardian Jan. 22, 2013

Caro now says that Shawn agreed to restore all the changes he cared most deeply about, but the magazine version nevertheless differs from the original and changes Caro’s punctuation and paragraphing.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2012

Among the many dumb rules of paragraphing foisted on students in composition courses is the one that says that a paragraph may not consist of a single sentence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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