pleonasm

Example Sentences

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Note he won’t shout loudly – that’s known as a pleonasm, when more words than necessary are used.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2019

The phrase 'think for one's self' is a pleonasm.

From Time Magazine Archive

The body of the poem was written by Nahum Tate, one of those second-rate bards, who, by dint of pleonasm and expletive can find smooth lines if any one will supply them with ideas.

From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George

The phrase "think for one's self" is a pleonasm.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John

My hope was therefore great when I saw, in reading the Greek, that the shifting of a period would rid me of the pleonasm.

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George