COMMA in a Sentence

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For COMMA, below is one of 2 sentences:
As he turned, not without dexterity, to right and left, he kept one leg slightly dragging behind the other, like a short tail or comma.

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 Meanings and Examples of COMMA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
comma
 n.  a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
 n.  anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
Classic Sentence:
1  As he turned, not without dexterity, to right and left, he kept one leg slightly dragging behind the other, like a short tail or comma.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
2  not omitting a single comma, and making the paper screech under his pen.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—JAVERT
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