phrases

Example Sentences

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AlphaSense data indicates the phrase’s usage surged, reaching 73 instances in the final quarter of 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The AAUP’s own history illustrates how far interpretations of institutional neutrality have strayed from the phrase’s origins.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

It’s a play on the alert that heralded a new participant in online chat rooms of the 1990s and aughts, a time when many of this phrase’s current users weren’t born.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Höcke - a former history teacher - had denied knowing the phrase's roots.

From BBC • May 14, 2024

Others fill out a phrase’s rhythm, which can also make the sentence easier for the reader to parse.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker