phrases

Example Sentences

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He began screen printing messages on basic tees and hoodies, including phrases like “give gratitude” or “ You fight with your demons, I dance with mine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Right now, the phrases being used are 'undisclosed fee' and 'Rangers paid the required amount'.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Children often learn the order of the planets in our Solar System using quirky memory phrases like "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos."

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s full of decorative phrases like “the stubborn verb of living” that sound “poetic” but do no work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Then, look at the new magazines with sports on them and write down the phrases that are cool, like “the whole kit and kaboodle,” which means “everything,” and “put on a clinic,” which means “taught.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri