Sentence examples for linguistic bids from inspiring English sources

I think they're trying to signal power, but these linguistic bids for dominance never fill me with respect.

They will say: "Can you call me to discuss". Or: "When should we meet for dinner". I think they're trying to signal power, but these linguistic bids for dominance never fill me with respect.

But the honesty and lack of cynicism remain, as indeed do the goofy linguistic quirks ("offish definish" for "official definition") that amusingly telegraph her misfiring bid to be cool.

Wired bids fair to be the most multisensed "hot" word on the American linguistic scene.

Linguistic functions.

Linguistic ties matter too.

No more linguistic duplicity.

PITY the linguistic purists.

Linguistic labels matter.

Strive for linguistic plausibility.

To what linguistic end?