idiomatic

Example Sentences

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Conductor Corrado Rovaris led a sprightly, transparent performance, full of Rossinian sparkle and verve, and the solo musicians, particularly the flutist, were as vivid and idiomatic as the singers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Fairy tales, idiomatic expressions, warrior tales all amplified human fear, and led to the systematic extermination of wolves across Britain and Europe.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The new volume, in a sensitive and briskly idiomatic translation by Ross Benjamin, offers revelation upon revelation.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

That's an idiomatic, not a literal, translation of course, but don't you just love that image?

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022

In fact, gerunds with unmarked subjects were the historically earlier form, have long been used by the language’s best writers, and are perfectly idiomatic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker