paragraph mark

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noun

the character ¶, used in editing and printing to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph; pilcrow.

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Also called paragraph sign .

Origin of paragraph mark

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby paragraph mark

paragrammatism, paragraph, paragrapher, paragraphia, paragraphic, paragraph mark, Paraguay, Paraguayan, Paraguay tea, parahemophilia, parahippocampal gyrus

How to use paragraph mark in a sentence

Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But for the real Mark Schultz, whom Tatum plays in the film Foxcatcher, it has become a sore point.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So they often occured mid-paragraph; here they have been moved to a more appropriate place.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
We are so many around here that you'll have to get paper and pencil and mark us down to keep track of how many.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Track of the count may be kept by placing a mark for each leukocyte in its appropriate column, ruled upon paper.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Last night again there was all sorts of firing and fighting going on, throughout those hours peaceful citizens ear-mark for sleep.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton