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Plural of paragraph

regular plural

The plural of paragraph is paragraphs.

Forms of paragraph

Singularparagraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/
Pluralparagraphs /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːfs/
Countablecountable

Paragraphs in a sentence

  • Divide the writing into paragraphs.
  • Louis XIII. took a keen, perhaps a somewhat childish, interest in the progress of the infant Gazette, and was a frequent contributor, now and then taking his little paragraphs to the printing office himself, and seeing them put into type.1911, “Newspapers”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 19, New York, N.Y.: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 572
  • The chatbot quickly spat out paragraphs of Kennedyesque text, including phrases like “my fellow Americans.”2025 June 2, Larry Cuban, “School Reform and Classroom Practice”, in Wordpress. From the entry Kennedyesque
  • I have proposed five initiatives to support rail freight growth in the preceding paragraphs.2021 October 20, Michael Holden, “Time for action... and a new plan to develop rail freight”, in RAIL, number 942, page 39. From the entry earth-shattering
  • That's a put-you-straight-to-sleep book if there ever was one, and I knocked right out after two paragraphs.2014, D. G. Driver, Cry of the Sea, page 61. From the entry knock out

Meaning of paragraph

  1. noun A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
  2. noun A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
  3. noun A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

Full definition of paragraph

Questions about the plural of paragraph

What is the plural of paragraph?
The plural of paragraph is paragraphs.
Is paragraph countable?
Paragraph is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: paragraph (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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