Example Sentences

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He studied under the founder of quantum mechanics, Niels Bohr, and Bohr had coined the term “complementarity” to describe the uncanny experimental results that quantum physics produced.

From Scientific American • Mar. 16, 2023

Burke, 49, had coined “Me Too” as part of her advocacy work more than a decade before a hashtagged tweet from actor Alyssa Milano, in the wake of the Weinstein allegations, saw the phrase explode.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

The professor had coined a new phrase, “the Gulfication of the Arabs”, which was becoming popular among the ruling elite in Abu Dhabi.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2018

One of the only things that 41 ever boasted about was when he began hilariously claiming, after he got out of office, that he had coined the phrase “You da man” in the ’60s.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2018

He had coined a phrase that jockeys would use for decades.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand