adverbial phrase
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adverbial phrase
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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“What is the adverbial phrase ‘of course’ but a smug duo dropped in to congratulate writer and reader for already agreeing with each other,” writes Christian Lorentzen for Vulture, joining King’s abolition crusade.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2019
Eng. leof-man, dear man, beloved, and Paramor, Fr. par amour, an example of an adverbial phrase that has become a noun.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Gu is to be supplied from the former phrase; gu suilbhear, cheerfully, an adverbial phrase.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
A preposition is a word joined to a noun or its equivalent to make up a qualifying or an adverbial phrase, and to show the relation between its object and the word modified.
From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt
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