Sentence examples for parlance is to from inspiring English sources

To be "philosophical" about something, in common parlance, is to face it calmly, without irrational anxiety.

To "deconflict," in military parlance, is to ensure that, in this case, Russian aircraft do not accidentally clash in any way with Western warplanes.

And another retired professor who, in police parlance, is "known to local coffee shops," and prone to bolting from restaurants he finds to be too crowded.

Do they cause trouble?"' The visitors were from the community of 57,000 Satmar Hasidic Jews who live in south Williamsburg and who have in recent weeks been alarmed by talk of their neighborhood being invaded by "artisten," a Yiddish word that in local parlance is used to describe non-Hasidim who live on the north side.

The Brazilian term, which originates from British military parlance, is used to identify a team's star player, the man who carries the hopes of a nation.

The latter can take many forms, from lending at effectively subsidized rates to what in industry parlance is often referred to as "microfinance plus".

One potential way to raise money — or "unlock value," in hedge fund parlance — is for Office Depot to sell its 50 percent stake in its Mexican joint venture, which Starboard claimed had been ignored by investors.

The problem with the entry of the now pervasive word "narrative" into the parlance is its congeniality to the straw-man fallacy: "Narratives" being matters of "construction," they can be constructed in a manner that makes them easy to refute.

In hacker parlance, to be unmasked is to be dox'd, as in documented.

In baseball parlance, Obama's goal is to score singles and doubles.

In Internet parlance, "it me"—which is to say, I am a Candy Person.