phrase
Example Sentences
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I feel like back when I wrote “Slow Burn” and earlier stuff, I leaned more towards turning phrases on their head, and I love that style of writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
He shares an unusually compelling musical rapport with his associates, especially through impressive unison lines and thoughtfully interlaced phrases with Mr. Light on “Kevin Sun I.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Coroners are in the business of endings, putting a neat period on decades of damage with phrases like “cardiac arrest.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Soon after TechCrunch reported on the concerns, Instinct updated its terms-of-service agreement to remove several of the phrases that raised eyebrows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Often the phrases in a melody will run into each other, cut each other short, or overlap.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
