coin a phrase
Example Sentences
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To coin a phrase, you can’t make this stuff up.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Ms Dowdeswell added: "To coin a phrase that L'Oréal knows very well, I've often asked myself - 'is it worth it?'"
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
If cracks start appearing in the university system, what, to coin a phrase, is left?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2018
But the cap didn’t fit very well, to coin a phrase, so I hung on to the hair around the sides and lost the hair on top.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2015
The eyes of one speaking must, involuntarily, be drawn to her because she was listening, if I may coin a phrase, vividly.
From The Brown Study by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond