topic sentence

or topical sentence

noun

a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.

Origin of topic sentence

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby topic sentence

topical, topical anesthesia, topicality, topicalize, Topicort, topic sentence, to pieces, topkhana, top kick, top kill, topknot

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Example sentences from the Web for topic sentence

In exposition and argument, and sometimes in the other forms of discourse, the topic-sentence may be at the end of the paragraph.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
In these cases the topic-sentence follows the transition, and it may come as late as the middle of the paragraph.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Below are four paragraphs, from different forms of discourse, all having the topic-sentence at the beginning.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
In narration and in a short paragraph of description this paragraph of details is frequently without a topic-sentence.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

In isolated paragraphs, paragraphs that are indeed compositions in miniature, the topic-sentence is the first sentence.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for topic sentence

topic sentence

noun

a sentence in a paragraph that expresses the main idea or point of the whole paragraph

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Cultural definitions for topic sentence

topic sentence

The main sentence in a paragraph, often the first sentence. It briefly conveys the essential idea of the paragraph.

单词	topic sentence
释义	topic sentence or topical sentence noun a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning. Origin of topic sentence First recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby topic sentence topical, topical anesthesia, topicality, topicalize, Topicort, topic sentence, to pieces, topkhana, top kick, top kill, topknot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topic sentence In exposition and argument, and sometimes in the other forms of discourse, the topic-sentence may be at the end of the paragraph. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster In these cases the topic-sentence follows the transition, and it may come as late as the middle of the paragraph. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster Below are four paragraphs, from different forms of discourse, all having the topic-sentence at the beginning. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster In narration and in a short paragraph of description this paragraph of details is frequently without a topic-sentence. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster In isolated paragraphs, paragraphs that are indeed compositions in miniature, the topic-sentence is the first sentence. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster British Dictionary definitions for topic sentence topic sentence noun a sentence in a paragraph that expresses the main idea or point of the whole paragraph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for topic sentence topic sentence The main sentence in a paragraph, often the first sentence. It briefly conveys the essential idea of the paragraph. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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