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paragraph

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


NOUN
indentation
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The key phrase in the previous paragraph is “give the president the power to tariff.”

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

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

SpaceX also described what it called the “the largest actionable total addressable market” in human history, totaling $28.5 trillion, in the first paragraph on Page 11 of the filing.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

“I’m wondering if you can write just one paragraph for me. Something about you. I’d like to learn something about you.”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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

I spent the first three paragraphs of a recent column distinguishing between acknowledging failed climate policy and questioning climate science.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"They are already identifying 70% of our hearts attacks from two paragraphs of text," said Swinburn.

From BBC Jul. 15, 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

In the five years that he had dedicated to this work, he had produced an average of only six paragraphs monthly.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

As the matter was received over the wire he paragraphed it so that each printer had exactly three lines, thus enabling the matter to be set up very expeditiously in the newspaper offices.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer

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

It certainly was playing to the Press, for Mr. Gladstone's attitude on that occasion was paragraphed all over the country, by means of which fact I have here refreshed my memory.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Harry Furniss

Since the lead is in itself a separate part of the story it should always be paragraphed separately.

From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde

You have been most industriously paragraphed, in countless jests, about your penchant for pink teas, your expert knowledge of tatting, crocheting, and all that sort of stuff.

From The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after by Edward William Bok

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

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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