Sentence examples for colloquial remark from inspiring English sources
In this Wild West atmosphere, Mr. McCain's campaign was able to get attention by leaping on a colloquial remark that Mr. Obama made about "putting lipstick on a pig" — he was referring to Mr. McCain attempting to present himself as an agent of change — and the campaign charged that he had meant that as an attack on Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, Mr. McCain's running mate.
In this Wild West atmosphere, Mr. McCain's campaign was able to get attention by leaping on a colloquial remark that Mr. Obama made about "putting lipstick on a pig" -- Mr. Obama was referring to Mr. McCain's trying to present himself as an agent of change, but the McCain campaign portrayed it as an attack on Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
After the scandal went public, Bill Clinton remarked in colloquial language, "You could have knocked me over with a straw".
The prime minister, delivering his remarks in eloquent colloquial English, warned of the dangers of a prospective nuclear accord with Iran while invoking the horrors of the Holocaust and the deep bond between Israel and the United States.
According to McCain, Schumer, who is known for being colloquial with his staff, retorted, "Shut up, Leon McCainin remarked that Schumer and Fresco seemed to have a relationship akin to the characters played by John Goodman and Steve Buscemi in the cult movie "The Big Lebowski".
This construction is colloquial.
His Mandarin is colloquial.
She tinkered with colloquial language.
He spoke colloquial American English.
When Foreign Minister Jorge G. Castaneda used colloquial terms to describe Cuban officials as angry over Mexico's condemnation of human rights abuses in Cuba, Ms. Sahagun tried to distance President Fox from the remarks by calling them "unnecessary".
