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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a phrase from the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific excerpt or segment taken from a larger text or speech.
Example: "I would like to analyze a phrase from the poem that captures the essence of love."
Alternatives: "an excerpt from the" or "a segment from the".
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To borrow a phrase from the style lexicon, Ms Ackermann seems to be having a moment.
They are talking about a 'people's war.' That is a phrase from the Cultural Revolution".
To recover a phrase from the distant past, Democrats must be a choice, not an echo.
To reclaim a phrase from the Verve, it sounds like an urban hymn.
"It's a target-rich environment," Mr. Bellovin said, borrowing a phrase from the military.
He has even borrowed a phrase from the McCain-Palin campaign—"All of the above" (rather than "Drill, baby, drill").
To borrow a phrase from the culture that produced it, the veggie burger seems finally to have achieved self-actualization.
This time, to borrow a phrase from the famous cooking competition "Iron Chef," Mr. Ramsay is the secret ingredient.
Her humor, to borrow a phrase from the writ r Chester Himes, has the quality of hurt.
This is itself a phrase from the writer Italo Calvino, who distinguished nimble precision from mere frivolity.
His family belonged to the world of the "quasi-free," to take a phrase from the historian John Hope Franklin.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com