idioms
Example Sentences
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Set partly in Eatonville, one of the country’s first incorporated all-black towns, the novel is rich in regional idioms and mythologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It’s those small gestures during their hangouts — like Dennis refraining from correcting Roman’s misuse of idioms — that forge a special if imbalanced dynamic as they try to fill their respective voids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
It's hard to miss the evidence: huge, bright ads of chilli-laced dishes and, sometimes, Chinese idioms, in malls, buses and subway stations.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Nothing more comforting than hearing a bunch of guys from San Clemente describe things as “gnarly” or Australians deploy idioms that I could only dream of.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
The words he uses are the idioms of popular songs and poems in the newspaper.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
