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Example Sentences

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Before we get down to business, I have a confession to make: I wrote two whole paragraphs of the story you’re reading right now, calling the film “Reminders of Him” by the wrong name.

From Salon

Four or five paragraphs were devoted to detailing the theater design—Oriental deities, minarets, hanging rugs, burning incense.

From Literature

He put his hand over my hand, and the placement of his hand spoke a whole sentence, a whole paragraph.

From Literature

In a couple of quick paragraphs, he said Iraq's ruler Saddam Hussein should comply with the United Nations resolutions to pull out of Kuwait.

From BBC

For once, I didn’t agonize over word choice or cross out whole paragraphs and try again.

From Literature