Sentence examples for apply the phrase from inspiring English sources

It's trendy to apply the phrase to women who make a difference, like strong mothers, C-suite females, altruists with a cause and women who have beaten the odds.

He meant it literally, but the longer the wait for the chemicals to arrive at the port of Latakia, the greater the danger people may start to apply the phrase metaphorically too.

There is some lingering debate about whether Obama meant to apply the phrase directly to the Benghazi attacks, but in both cases he used it in a context that indicates he did.

Nyhan applied the phrase to reporter Brian McGrory, for refusing to join in a game of basketball.

Preferred secondary specializations include mansplaining, daddy issues, and applying the phrase "don't believe in" to things that clearly exist.

One task for Gov. David A. Paterson now is to make sure that no one applies the phrase to him.

When an artist applies the phrase "verbal gonorrhoea" to themselves twice in the course of a 30-minute album, you know they're having a dark night of the soul.

"PRETTY UGLY," a group exhibition that opens Thursday at two neighboring West Village galleries, applies the phrase (in translation) to artworks that challenge our standards of beauty or establish new ones altogether.

He calls this band Inside Straight, applying the phrase as a badge of intent and maybe a deflective maneuver: He'll brand this music as conventional before you ever have the chance.

Applying the phrase to firms and markets reflects our tendency to anthropomorphize animals and objects.

In applying the phrase "affirmative action" to such efforts, Clinton appeared to be trying to defang the controversial term, which traditionally refers to offering preferential school admission and employment opportunities to minorities.