paragraph

par·a·graph | \ ˈper-ə-ˌgraf

, ˈpa-rə- \

Definition of paragraph

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line The introductory paragraphs were written by the editor.

b : a short composition or note that is complete in one paragraph

2 : a character (such as ¶) used to indicate the beginning of a paragraph and as a reference mark

paragraph

verb

paragraphed; paragraphing; paragraphs

Definition of paragraph (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to write paragraphs about

2 : to divide into paragraphs

intransitive verb

: to write paragraphs

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Examples of paragraph in a Sentence

Noun In the second paragraph from the bottom, you've misspelled “their” as “thier.” Please refer to section 2, paragraph 4 for the appropriate information. The two introductory paragraphs were written by the editor.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Oregonian runs detailed accounts of the Penn-Harvard and Yale-Princeton games, but the local rivalry receives just three paragraphs on Page 2. 1898: UO 38, OSU 0. — oregonlive, "Civil War football history: The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers’ 122 meetings, game by game," 25 Nov. 2019 Create a summary of each of your roles, present them in a paragraph format, and remove statements that add little to no value to your candidacy. — Dear Sam | Expert Resume, al, "Leave hiring managers feeling ‘full’ and ‘satisfied’ after reviewing your resume," 22 Nov. 2019 This sums it up Kaep’s situation in one tidy paragraph, from Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel: The golden rule? — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: We're all going insane. Check out this defense of Maurkice Pouncey.," 20 Nov. 2019 The decree contains 577 paragraphs that contain some requirement for the city in the coming years, and Hickey’s first report examined the 67 that held mandates for the first six months of the order. — Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com, "CPD fails to meet most deadlines for court-ordered reform, but it’s still early, monitor says," 15 Nov. 2019 Rape case mistrial highlights tensions, Nov. 10, Front Page Because of a production error, several paragraphs were omitted from the print version of the story. — SFChronicle.com, "Corrections, Nov. 11," 10 Nov. 2019 But machines are aeons away from being able to recreate rhetorical and argumentative flow across paragraphs and pages. — The Economist, "Don’t fear the Writernator," 31 Oct. 2019 The paragraph containing the proposal to allow married men to be ordained priests received the required majority 128-41, according to the AP. — BostonGlobe.com, "Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, got a shout-out from the pope on Oct. 26.," 29 Oct. 2019 The price is clearly tempting, but that paragraph above may give some pause. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "The 2019 iPad races to the bottom (price-wise), but it’s not so bad down there," 23 Oct. 2019

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29 Nov 2019

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“Paragraph.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paragraph. Accessed 7 December 2019.

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paragraph

noun