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Example Sentences
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One doesn’t even have to know that “I’ll pray for you” is Christian conservative code for a stronger phrase.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The phrase “more modern ways of thinking” may curdle the blood of the reader, who may brace for Ms. Lutz to inculpate her subject in matters of race, class and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The phrase “geofence warrant” disguises the extraordinary nature of what the government actually requested.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
"But the spirit of Anchorage? I never used that phrase."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
One of Dad’s signature speeches starts out with him criticizing the phrase roll with the punches.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing phrase
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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