idiomatic
Example Sentences
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Headlined by conductor Marco Armiliato, soprano Lisette Oropesa as the heroine Elvira and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her beloved Arturo, this was a musically idiomatic and expressive traversal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Fairy tales, idiomatic expressions, warrior tales all amplified human fear, and led to the systematic extermination of wolves across Britain and Europe.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023
This is the version, in this idiomatic translation from the French by Alison L. Strayer, that was not tweaked in postproduction.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
That's an idiomatic, not a literal, translation of course, but don't you just love that image?
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022
“Nix verstandt,” said another who had been taunting her in idiomatic English all morning.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
