syntactic

Example Sentences

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We talked about all sorts of things, and he loved it when I enthused about a simile or some syntactic tour de force.

From Washington Post

Thibodeau interprets in “a deaf-centric way,” making a combination of morphological, syntactic and emotive meaning with her face that could only come from a lifetime of practice.

From New York Times

He also looked for “poverty of speech,” meaning the use of simple syntactic structures and short sentences.

From New York Times

But it felt like a miracle to use a tiny syntactic adjustment and instantly take the acrimony out of my relationship with my firstborn.

From New York Times

It sounds like “Deadwood,” the profane poetry and syntactic baroqueness of David Milch’s prose preserved as if in 100-proof whiskey.

From New York Times