Sentence examples for as a term of from inspiring English sources

People used Bennite as a term of abuse.

"We use it as a term of endearment," says Blonde.

As a term of abuse, it is extremely old.

He meant it, naturally, as a term of praise.

"And I use nondescript as a term of respect".

This being usually seen as a fault, the word serves chiefly as a term of abuse.

Ed Miliband routinely uses the word "profit" as a term of criticism.

But alone among European countries, we use the word "intellectual" as a term of abuse.

I don't especially like it as a term of abuse, because extreme is not always bad.

"You have to treat 'Fuck off!' as a term of endearment," remarks one family nurse drily.

(Among Carson's fans, his honorific often serves as a term of affection).