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Recent Examples of comma
Then there’s a blur again, and a receipt with a comma.
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Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Pretty sure there’s going to be an extra comma in his salary.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
For one, the total uses a comma instead of a period.
—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
See All Example Sentences for comma
Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Pretty sure there’s going to be an extra comma in his salary.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
For one, the total uses a comma instead of a period.
—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
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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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Vanities, cupboards, and closets were custom-made in Italy; windows and glass doors were sourced in Germany; and some of the textiles were transported from Africa.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Steer clear of windows and avoid large open spaces like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Live recordings, put on pause during the pandemic, haven’t yet restarted.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
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
Noun
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His six errors are the most among National League catchers, and his 15.6% caught-stealing rate (five in 32 attempts) lags behind the league average of 23.6.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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The dark spiral arms lag behind the stellar arms, forming a sort of unseen shadow.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Noun
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But does the time lag tend to produce results that are outdated or no longer relevant?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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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
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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Authorial interludes can feel like interruptions, but by breaking the fourth wall, Reva forces us to pay attention to the ongoing devastation behind the narrative while unpacking the compromises of storytelling.—
Carole V. Bell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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During the Florida interlude, Putnam noticed that Earhart had developed an obsession with eating pompano, a local fish.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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