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have phrased
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present perfectof phrase.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Asked whether she regretted her response to the video on Wednesday, Ms Phillips told reporters: "I think I almost certainly could have phrased it better."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024
On Tuesday in court, Tardy said she should have phrased it differently.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
Sixteen years later, the former Rhodes Scholar and White House fellow under George W. Bush said he would have phrased his position on fiscal issues differently.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022
“I may have phrased it differently, but I meant what I said,” Sherman said on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2019
For Caput was what is known as an office lawyer and had never gone into court save as an onlooker or—as he would have phrased it—an amicus curiae.
From By Advice of Counsel by Arthur Cheney Train
