universal language
Example Sentences
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But farce is a universal language, and the hilarity is not just translated but alchemized into something riotously contemporary.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
Marianne, who is now in the sixth form, said: "I want to become a vet and in medicine it's a kind of universal language for all sorts of things, so it's really useful."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
Yeah, those are the two: melody to me is the universal language.
From Salon • May 22, 2024
Because of its “unparalleled position” in the world of sports, El-Sonni said, “football serves as a universal language spoken across the globe, cutting across national, cultural and socio-economic barriers.”
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
Our families and our teachers will be shocked when we go home, but here it is the universal language.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
