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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

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

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 entire incident, in fact, from start to finish, was probably over in less time than it has taken you to read this paragraph.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Readers with a gut instinct that this is a terrible idea have their suspicions confirmed just a few paragraphs later:

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

These problems naturally lead Mueller to his second theme, disciplined warfare, and he explains that theme in the two consecutive paragraphs.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

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 Grant Milnor Hyde

But within three days the date of the wedding was fixed, and all the papers paragraphed it far and wide.

From The Rhodesian by Gertrude Page

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

One day Field said to Bok: "I am going to make you the most widely paragraphed man in America."

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

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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