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  • verb Present participle of paragraph.

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Examples

  • One way to use frequent paragraphing is to use dialogue.

    Three Techniques to Avoid Being a Boring Writer | Write to Done 2009

  • December 12, 1953, except for differences in paragraphing, an occasional and minor difference in punctuation, and in one instance, the deletion of three words noted below.

    George C. Marshall - Nobel Lecture 1953

  • There was one lovely polite suggestion of using more enter spaces – but the other rants weren’t nearly so well put, so the added paragraphing is thanks to Cheshire’s words alone:)

    September 27th, 2004 mynxii 2004

  • The consecutive chain of each is left undisturbed; and the idea of paragraphing, and giving headlines to the various subjects treated, was conceived merely for the convenience of the reader.

    Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Robert L. Taylor

  • Paragraphing is more than just a way to separate topics in an essay; paragraphing also involves pacing.

    Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2009 » May 2009

  • I didn't really start thinking about paragraphing - consciously - until a couple of years ago.

    Paragraphing Victoria Janssen 2010

  • One: the paragraphing is really, really annoying: Heartbreak ... finality is being acted out.

    Craig Raine, Heartbreak (2010) Adam Roberts 2010

  • That might almost be interesting prose, without the pretentious 'oo, look at meee' paragraphing.

    Craig Raine, Heartbreak (2010) Adam Roberts 2010

  • That might almost be interesting prose, without the pretentious 'oo, look at meee' paragraphing.

    Archive 2010-07-01 Adam Roberts 2010

  • One: the paragraphing is really, really annoying: Heartbreak ... finality is being acted out.

    Archive 2010-07-01 Adam Roberts 2010

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