Sentence examples for parlance in from inspiring English sources

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In the common parlance, in fact, he's called a dealer.

At that moment, Der Klassiker became common parlance in European football.

No hammy key changes, His productions were always, to use session musician parlance, in the pocket.

And yet I can't think of even one Chinese word or phrase that has become "common parlance in English" recently.

He has always been in favour of harm reduction, he says, a phrase in common parlance in drug addiction.

Both Theodore Roosevelt and Churchill desired the neutering of the "feeble-minded", as was the parlance in Edwardian days.

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The body may also, in its weakened state, be poisoned mildly (or in extreme cases, not so mildly) by impurities congenors in alcohol-research parlance--in alcoholic beverages and the mixers that accompany them.

Voters pick candidates by poking out pencil-point sized holes -- or chads, in election parlance -- in the ballot.

They were also partners -- "battle buddies," in military parlance -- in running Fourth Platoon, though Sergeant Williams, as platoon sergeant, was technically Sergeant Feyer's supervisor.

Italian marriage rules require a woman from Algeria or Egypt, say, to obtain her embassy's consent, which is likely to be refused unless the would-be husband converts (or "reverts", in Islamic parlance).In most parts of Europe migration has made sharia a pressing issue.

The Visa campaign will give fans a chance to post good wishes - "global cheer," in Visa's parlance - in the form of comments, photographs and video clips on the Visa Facebook page, at facebook.com/visa.com/visa

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