Sentence examples for excellent phrase from inspiring English sources

The basic idea is that the particular kind of heroes that Hughes-Hallett interestedted in are men of (in her excellent phrase) "seditionary greatness".

At the Morgan you can see an autographed manuscript of Pope's "Epistle to the Earl of Burlington," which coined an excellent phrase for tasteful landscaping: respecting the "genius of place".

I think we have some paramedics here" — "paramedics here" is, it turns out, an excellent phrase for demonstrating a Brooklyn accent — "but I do want to make this announcement.

We are able to give it its due as – in Shenker's excellent phrase – a "leaderful" rather than leaderless revolution, and accept that it was "make-do" because "Make-do is all you have when you try to make and do something entirely new against the forces of old".

There are some incongruously informal touches – "stoned out of his gourd", for instance, or "glommed on to" to mean "monopolised socially" – but also some excellent phrase-making.

Margaret Whiting, American singer (born July 22 , 1924 Detroit, Mich . diedJan . 10 , 2011Englewood, N.J)., recorded dozens of hit songs in the 1940s and '50s and was known for her clear voice, expressive interpretation, excellent phrasing, and musicality.

It's always slightly odd to hear the phrase "excellent ton" and the like - it's tautological, really - but this has been excellent compared to others of ilk, too.

His ex-wife, Sonia, described him as an "adequately excellent lover," a phrase one could take in a variety of ways; after his marriage ended, Lovecraft had no intimate relationships that we know of.

"Excellent turn of phrase, Mr. President," he smiles.

He played trombone, was a jazz fan and had excellent pitch and phrasing.

All the performers seemed at ease on stage, with communicative singing, excellent diction, intelligent phrasing and well-calibrated acting, neither too broad nor too subtle.