par·a·graph
ˈper-ə-ˌgraf 
ˈpa-rə-
1
a
: 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
paragraphed; paragraphing; paragraphs
: to write paragraphs
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.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the post’s next paragraph, Swift endorsed Harris.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Give each agitation a short, hard-hitting title and write a short paragraph underneath each one, with new lines separated by line breaks.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the post’s next paragraph, Swift endorsed Harris.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
The emails, some of them paragraphs long, proved their son had lived anything but an isolated and unfulfilled life in his basement bedroom.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Paragraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paragraph. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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