Examples of comma in a Sentence
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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
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comma. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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