Yes! 
And I find that a one-sentence paragraph, particularly a short sentence, is really effective for various rhetorical purposes (transitions, emphasis, asides, etc.).

Beth

On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 11:38 AM Cornelia Paraskevas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
When I talked about paragraphs, I also told students that paragraph length depends on the text itself.  Newspapers have notoriously short paragraphs whereas research articles have much longer paragraphs.
Thank you
Cornelia

Dr. Cornelia Paraskevas
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Professor Emerita of Linguistics and Writing  
Western Oregon University
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