graf
IPA: grˈæf
Root Word: Graf
noun
- (countable) A surname.
- A surname from German.
- A surname from Dutch.
- A city in Iowa, United States
- (uncommon, now historical) A German or Austrian count.
- (journalism, slang) A paragraph.
- Alternative spelling of graff (“graffiti”) [(obsolete) A steward; an overseer.]
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Examples of "graf" in Sentences
- In my reading of this graf, which is jam packed with arguments, I see three issues.
- April 23, 2010, 10: 29 pm neurodoc says: josh: that second graf is grammatically brutal. sorry
- April 23, 2010, 2: 35 pm josh says: that second graf is grammatically brutal. sorryjosh (Quote)
- The reason I highlight this particular graf is because of this story in today's New York Daily News:
- : Josh Marshall at TPM caught a graf from the Times suggesting that Ms. Rice is leaving her job "at the end of the year."
- I think that graf is more a statement of the board’s fiduciary duty to shareholders. it covers their asses to emphasize they are open to all offers that maximize value.
- Second, the operative part of that graf is "to ascertain whether they can be released to news organizations and public interest groups that have formally requested them in recent days."
- I thought it was readily apparent that comments that I write and post in this lead 'graf' are comments and opinions on what has happened during the day or what may be happening in the future.
- Elf started with the usual sneers, calling me a "creationist," accusing me of of "rejecting the germ theory of disease" and of attributing disease to "demonic influences," and then he points out my "absolutely insane 'graf'" from my essay:
- No, I'm not the first blogger to catch this little suck-up graf from the New York Times: By most accounts inside and outside the administration, Mr. Rove is relentlessly cheerful, presenting himself as an optimistic face in a gloomy White House.
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