There were varying degrees of circumlocution in accounts of sex acts.
He smelled fear in the dark, rotting jungle mud where he had fought as a soldier in the Philippines, in the blood, shit and slobber of the Chicago stockyards, but also at Washington parties, among his own stupid bouts of tongue-tiedness and circumlocution, as "the hard gemlike flame of bourbon" burned through him.
Even without government circumlocution, enough was fuzzy about the deal to have investors worried.
Strong words, for a country where circumlocution is the norm, and probably very influential ones, given that the monarchy still commands immense reverence.
Online sites sell qingqu yongpin, literally "interesting love products".But Chinese circumlocution is often a form of polite opacity.
Unable to lend much material weight to America's efforts, fearful of a negative backlash should America actually strike Iran, and unwilling to be seen as acting in Israel's interest, Arab countries appear to have chosen to exploit sectarian feelings to send a shot across Iran's bows.With typical circumlocution, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently said as much.
"I think you might lean in and do a reality check," she will say, with delicate circumlocution.
At the same time, the poet, a careful and skillful craftsman, consciously applies the principles of Latin rhetoric to achieve a clarity and orderly narrative progress that is quite unlike the confusion and circumlocution of the native English style.
Newspeak, propagandistic language that is characterized by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings.
A high degree of circumlocution and some nonverbal vocalization may be required to accomplish this end, but, no matter how alien the concept to the original language, it may be expressed clearly in the language of another culture.
Periphrasis, also called circumlocution, the use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression; a roundabout or indirect manner of writing or speaking.
