couched

Example Sentences

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He couched the stunning breach of diplomatic norms as a necessity given sweeping U.S. security concerns in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

But he couched those remarks within a broader message: The U.S. would always remain Europe’s ally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The BBC has argued the words were couched as allegations – Mr Adams' side has claimed allegations were presented as fact.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

The resulting document, released late last year, is something of a paradox—a list of ostensible directives that are couched in voluntary language, with nobody empowered to enforce them.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024

It sounded to him like an insult couched in good English, which, of course, made it a double-insult—the insult itself, and the fact that Chacko thought he wouldn’t understand it.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy