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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

My middle-school civics textbook barely dedicated a paragraph to this 1801 war between the U.S and a group of North African states, which has been described as “America’s first war on terrorism.”

From Salon Jul. 4, 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

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

Derivatives not obviously connected with the Latin roots are given in the last paragraph of each section.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

That was far too many paragraphs without talking baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The official rules on estate recovery take up just three paragraphs on Medicaid’s website.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

She calls cows to breakfast with a holler, extemporizes on the Bible in full paragraphs and keeps a collection of high-vibration crystals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 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

I never liked writing concluding paragraphs to papers—where you just repeat what you’ve already said with phrases like In summation, and To conclude.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

The candidate is advised to go over his paper carefully before the end of the hour, to make sure that it is correctly spelled, punctuated, and paragraphed.

From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Gilbert Sykes Blakely

I am sneered at by all my acquaintance, and paragraphed in the newspapers.

From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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

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 papers had not merely paragraphed Peter, and the peculiar position of the "district" in the convention, but they had begun now asking questions as to how the ward would behave.

From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford

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

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Identify 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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