phrasing

Example Sentences

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He adds that odd phrasing, unnatural emotional delivery, and lyrics that feel generic or repetitive can also be clues.

From BBC

Then, clutching a shiny golden microphone in her right hand, she exhaled that opening verse, her phrasing patient and exact, her tone heavy with color and feeling.

From Washington Post

Your phrasing cuts right to the heart of the issue: Would Oregon and Washington accept being “junior members” of any conference?

From Seattle Times

This is such a deeply felt reading of a song so many of us know by rote: Simone’s particular phrasing cracks it open and makes you feel like you’re hearing George Harrison’s words anew.

From New York Times

Something about the patience in her phrasing and the delicacy of her sibilation always turns the clock into vapor.

From Washington Post