Sentence examples for alternate phrase from inspiring English sources

The phrase "alternate phrase" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a different expression or wording that can replace another phrase.
Example: "If you don't like the term 'happy,' you can use an alternate phrase like 'joyful.'"
Alternatives: "substitute expression" or "alternative wording".

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Write down the phrase you used, mark through it, and beside it construct an alternate phrase that more positively communicates your message".

Write down the phrase you used, mark through it, and beside it construct an alternate phrase that more positively communicates your message". Keep this list handy, by your phone or next to your computer monitor, and review it daily.

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The term zhèngfŭ (government) is considered sensitive, so alternate phrases have emerged.

The lighting company Osram Sylvania sifts through its call transcripts to pinpoint words that tend to trigger negative reactions and drive repeat calls words like "can't," "won't," and "don't"—and coaches its reps on alternate phrasing.

"One example would be for finding and fixing 'misses,' or alternate phrasing of supported actions that weren't originally anticipated by the developer," explains a Google spokesperson.

An alternate phrasing of the access objection is to say that a DIY U future will automatically perpetuate the meritocracy, by giving even more advantages to the best students.

The second stop in France was mostly about the honouring the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy and the ANZACS involved, though it did include a "wide-ranging chat" with French President Francois Hollande (alternate phrasing of this last sentence: "Outside of World War Two, France and Australia don't have a whole lot to talk about").

Two alternate phrasing options for the FMSD were presented: starting items with the phrase "Last night," and presenting the items as statements rather than questions.

The songs' poetic metre of alternating phrases of seven and five syllables had come from China six centuries earlier and was the standard Japanese poetic form.

Characteristically, he alternated vocal phrases with harmonica phrases, built melodic solo choruses, and preferred fast "jump" tempos.

In the verses, Marshall plays with that contrast, alternating the phrase "I never knew pain like this" with "I never knew love like this"; as she approaches the chorus, she does it again, singing, "bury me, marry me to the sky".

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