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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

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

I had to pause momentarily while writing this paragraph just to wipe a tear from the corner of my eye.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

A paragraph which blandly stated the results of the autopsy appeared in the back of the Hampden Examiner.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

That was far too many paragraphs without talking baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

"They are already identifying 70% of our hearts attacks from two paragraphs of text," said Swinburn.

From BBC Jul. 15, 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

Trump and his aides have heralded as a major accomplishment the eighth of the framework’s 14 paragraphs, which states: “The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons.”

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

After a few paragraphs, Marie-Laure says without preamble, “Tell me about that bedroom upstairs. Across from the one 1 sleep in.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

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

I was lampooned, caricatured, and paragraphed in the newspapers, in a thousand different ways.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton

Well, it's been paragraphed in all the papers.

From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Arnold Bennett

As the matter was received over the wire he paragraphed it so that each printer had exactly three lines, thus enabling the matter to be set up very expeditiously in the newspaper offices.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer

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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