locution

Example Sentences

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The New Hampshire Democrat, who got elected six years ago by a margin of just 1,017 votes, uses an unmistakably New England locution to describe her state’s voters: “Wicked independent.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022

I was very struck by this locution of “Do your own research. People are asking.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2022

And how about that use of "thumbing their noses"? With that aged locution, the good governor is, without doubt, speaking directly to his demographic.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

He slicked back his hair, slathered on Guerlain bronzer, donned dark sunglasses, pulled on a black turtleneck and adopted a Continental locution.

From New York Times • May 7, 2021

Meanwhile we indulge our sneaking desire for the forbidden locution by the use of the “who” in certain twilight cases in which we can cover up our fault by a bit of unconscious special pleading.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward