Examples of comma in a Sentence
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The latter outlines their technology stack and even affirms a corporate commitment to the Oxford comma.
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Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The comma in the title of Bon Iver‘s three-track October EP Sable, was always there for a reason.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The only difference between that ominous sentence and the one that originally appeared in the paper on Oct. 18, 1924, is the comma that now separates the two halves.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The comma in the title of Bon Iver‘s three-track October EP Sable, was always there for a reason.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The only difference between that ominous sentence and the one that originally appeared in the paper on Oct. 18, 1924, is the comma that now separates the two halves.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for comma
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comma. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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comma
noun
com·ma
ˈkäm-ə 
: a punctuation mark , used chiefly to show separation of words or word groups within a sentence
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