paragraph
noun
a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
paragraphed
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past participleof paragraph.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof paragraph.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
paragraphnouna distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
Example Sentences
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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
But I have paragraphed it in the Nation, to which I refer you.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James
They are very brief, follow a prescribed form and, if necessary, are paragraphed in the same way as the letter.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
The candidate is advised to go over his paper carefully before the end of the hour, to make sure that it is correctly spelled, punctuated, and paragraphed.
From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Gilbert Sykes Blakely
You have been most industriously paragraphed, in countless jests, about your penchant for pink teas, your expert knowledge of tatting, crocheting, and all that sort of stuff.
From The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after by Edward William Bok
