phrasing

The actual phrasing he used was far ruder than that – but you get the drift.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Her account begins with a description of the Ithacan king as “a complicated man” who, in strikingly passive phrasing, “wandered and was lost.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

This phrasing appears to reserve press conferences for big announcements — a change from the past few Fed chairs who spoke to reporters four and then eight times a year after monetary-policy decisions.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

He said the phrasing was deliberately cautious, "avoiding strong words like 'protest' or 'against'", but that the authorities nonetheless asked him to take it down.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

He lifted an eyebrow at her odd phrasing and answered in rapid-fire French that she could barely follow.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Working around this requires using metaphors, euphemisms, or simple asterisks in place of vowels, which means being vigilant about what is typed and learning alternative phrasings.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2023

They captured the unique phrasings of drivers of the capital’s private minibuses — which once constituted a hefty fraction of Kyiv transport, but began to fade in the era of Uber — hawking their destinations.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

The version channeling comedian Jerry Seinfeld captured his signature phrasings.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

The gospel phrasings and cadences that so influenced his early work were evident on “Border Song” and “Take Me To The Pilot,” and even the straightforward radio staple “Levon” got a come-to-meeting revved-up ending.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022

In these instances, I believe that her actions speak even louder than whatever words she might have said, so I have filled in some cracks in the research with my own phrasings.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell