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Recent Examples of comma
For one, the total uses a comma instead of a period.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
To read more about the world’s richest individuals, check out a roundup of newbies to the three comma club here, an accounting of the world’s richest celebrities here, the full package here.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In a series of three or more terms, add a comma after each term except the last.
—Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
To read more about the world’s richest individuals, check out a roundup of newbies to the three comma club here, an accounting of the world’s richest celebrities here, the full package here.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In a series of three or more terms, add a comma after each term except the last.
—Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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For each stock example, the month in parentheses is the month of the initial drop from highs.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The tents have an open plan, with curtain separators and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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Floor-to-ceiling windows set beneath a soaring vaulted ceiling in the living room allow an abundance of natural light to stream in.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Storms in the area put the search on pause between 1:30 and 6 a.m. May 26, then crews resumed until Smith was found the next day, officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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What To Know Secretary of State Marco Rubio had signed and sent a diplomatic cable on Tuesday ordering the pause to student visa interviews and outlining a shift in vetting procedures.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.—
Uwe Westphal,
Sun Sentinel,
16 July 2024
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During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Input lag is practically invisible at around 4 ms. Cloud-leaning Gaming Hub is a cool bonus for quick Xbox Pass sessions.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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There was also a lot of lag in my movements and bad motion blur.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Flying home from a successful tour finale in Vancouver last year with a decent time lag before the season began was seen as ideal.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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This comparatively small genetic decline occurred whilst the species experienced a greater than 99% reduction in population size over the same time period, suggesting there is a time lag between demographic collapse and genetic erosion.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2021
Noun
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Featuring a spoken interlude from Parton, the album spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won both best country album and album of the year at the 2025 Grammys.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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There are even brief interludes set in heaven, featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg as Korda’s first wife and Liesl’s mother, as well as Bill Murray as God, naturally.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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