Sentence examples for inventing phrases from inspiring English sources

In one of the articles, Ms. Holland said: "Someone had used very fancy vocabulary, inventing phrases that didn't make sense.

He had a gift for inventing phrases.

For example, chimps are taught American Sign Language and have invented phrases and sentences.

Nick Bion Reading Martin Kettle (22 April) lists "in my mind's eye" as one of Shakespeare's invented phrases.

The problem extends across the country (see article).Incompetence is so endemic that several countries have invented phrases to deal with it.

Just last week, in the copyright case against Aereo, the justices' verbal reach seemed to exceed their grasp, as they inadvertently invented phrases like "Netflick" and "iDrop", among others.

This is part of what its proponents say is part of their "taboo-defying rhetoric that have boosted its membership and made it impossible to ignore". It is just one part of an extensive list of invented phrases that the network uses.

The novel is Shanbhag's first to appear in English; the title is a child's invented phrase for a tangle that cannot be undone.

Johansen is a failed musician: the title borrows his doleful invented phrase for the vast public indifference with which his music, and a number of his other ventures, were greeted.

It's an invented phrase, but apt, when it comes to describing both the coolness of McKee's temperament and the white, white skin that she wears like an alabaster shield — to protect her against the brutal physical and psychological demands of her husband, Soames Forsyte (Damian Lewis).

This created a sensation, for Proudhon not only declared, "I am an anarchist"; he also stated, "Property is theft!" This slogan, which gained much notoriety, was an example of Proudhon's inclination to attract attention and mask the true nature of his thought by inventing striking phrases.