Example Sentences

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Another favorite the ensemble performs is “Ain’a That Good News,” a more lively tune which idiomatically chronicles the rewards waiting in heaven: “I got a crown up in-a that kingdom / Ain’a that good news!”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

“When Basia was asked to come and clean house,” he said in 1985, “she took it idiomatically instead of literally.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2020

When someone talks idiomatically about a “house on fire,” she gets upset.

From The Verge • Jan. 28, 2020

In his 60s, Jarrett can sound at his most idiomatically uninhibited in this setting, as was evident on his remarkable 2011 solo album Rio.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013

This young man could speak fluently and idiomatically, not only his own language, but English, French, German, Italian, and I know not how many other tongues.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson