paragraph
Example Sentences
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It’s right there, the opening sentence of the second paragraph in the Fiscal Year 2027 Topline document just posted on the White House website.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The tone of the marketing campaign bid request itself echoes that message, with its introductory paragraph pulled directly from Newsom’s State of the State speech in January.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The first paragraph of the agreement contained the core of the deal: “Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Within a paragraph, Alito then suggested that Scalia would have been “appalled” by the ugliness, the coarseness of the discourse.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
Someone had underlined a short paragraph towards the end of the article and put three exclamation marks in the margin.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.