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paragraph

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


NOUN
indentation
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Notably, the paragraph says nothing about the U.S. making arrangements for the safe passage of vessels, which Iran has seized on to attack ships that use a U.S.-coordinated route, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

For the record, the first paragraph of the memorandum of understanding he and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed reads:

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

It’s almost too stunning to carry on after hearing such news—but to a second paragraph of this entry we must go.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2026

The first paragraph of the agreement notes that the US, Iran and allies will declare an "immediate and permanent" termination of military operations on "all fronts" - including Lebanon.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Then, about a paragraph into Heather’s reading, he gets up and grabs a lav pass from Mr. Shunk’s desk.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Skip the next two paragraphs if you want to hold onto the film’s purest pleasures.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 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

Nonetheless, just two short paragraphs generated a great deal of controversy.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate May 23, 2026

The discussion of each theme coheres not just because it is localized in a string of consecutive paragraphs but because it refers to the theme using a set of transparently related terms.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Her work was spelled and periodic, phrased and paragraphed.

From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Comfort, Will Levington

The Lead.—The lead itself is always paragraphed separately.

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

The volumes are handsomely printed in 12mo form, and with an open, readable page, not arranged in verses, but paragraphed according to the sense of the narrative.

From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley

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 Bok, Edward William

But I have paragraphed it in the Nation, to which I refer you.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry

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

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

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

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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