idiom

Example Sentences

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He said it was a "sign of validation" to achieve recognition with a story "deeply rooted in its own idiom".

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Also: It is “a living thing, and like the adoption of a new word, phrase or idiom, each innovation made money more useful; the more useful it was, the more used it became.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It may be the most overused idiom to ever exist, but life is short; the only way to live it is to try our hardest to like it.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

There’s truth in the old idiom: Knowledge is power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

“But Response was good,” Chacko prompted, trying to speak in the same idiom.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy