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phrases

  • plural
    of phrase.
    phrase
  • present tense form
    of phrase (3rd person singular).
    phrase

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One of the phrases used is 'the first team pitch is only 300 metres away from the academy building in Kirkby, but the journey might take 10 years to get there'.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But her daughters prefer Mandarin and can only exchange basic phrases with their grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

Other popular phrases unique to the Who-verse: “Good form, Bella Thorne.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

This helps students internalize the beat and phrases of the song.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin