Sentence examples for most common phrases from inspiring English sources

The standard English spoken today is Midland in origin; thanks to Shakespeare, many of its most common phrases are too.

Many of the most common phrases were idioms — phrases that mean something different from the literal meaning of their words.

(Hillary Clinton, had she been at the podium, likely would have used one of her most common phrases, "God-given potential").

At least two other bloggers have recently discoursed on one of the most common phrases in that dialect: "a portrait emerges".

Molly Hodson, head of media and external affairs at the Trussell Trust, said in response to the research: "One of the most common phrases we hear at Trussell Trust food banks is 'I never thought this would be me'.

But thanks to his national TV ad buy, wherein the oilman announces that "this is one emergency that we can't drill our way out of," embracing Pickens is a temptation that Democrats can't resist - especially when "offshore drilling" and "my friends" are competing to rank as the most common phrases emerging from the mouth of John Sidney McCain III.

The most common phrase was "quagmire".

AFTER "rate hikes", the most common phrase in America's electricity industry these days is "death spiral".

The most common phrase you hear from an Argentine, especially if you happen to be a visiting foreigner, is this: 'Vivimos en el culo del mundo'.

"Can the drummer get some vocals in his monitors please?" A variation of the most common phrase you'll ever hear a singer say on stage, and yet Lewis Bowman, Chapel Club's enigmatic vocalist, says it with such charm.

"The most common phrase you hear from the states is, 'Everything is on the table,' " said Arturo Perez, a fiscal analyst with National Conference of State Legislatures, who predicted the worst financial year for states since the end of World War II.