idiomatic

Example Sentences

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His posts on X in idiomatic American English have garnered wide attention and raised questions over who is actually writing them, given Ghalibaf is not known to be a fluent English speaker.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Headlined by conductor Marco Armiliato, soprano Lisette Oropesa as the heroine Elvira and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her beloved Arturo, this was a musically idiomatic and expressive traversal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022

“It’s an idiomatic piece of the language. That means—” “I know what an idiom is,” Wilem interrupted.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss