Sentence examples for root of the phrase from inspiring English sources

The root of the phrase is in the campaign for the governorship of California in 1982.

In 2003, William Safire, the columnist for The New York Times who also wrote the On Language column for The New York Times Magazine, led an informal search for the roots of the phrase "exit strategy".

It explores the medieval roots of the celebration and its many traditions and expressions, such as the origin of the phrase "wear your heart on your sleeve".

Tells about the origin of the phrase.

The phrase "root of the tree of life" may not be as accurate as "the first polarizable transition between extant groups", but it certainly rolls off the tongue better.

In Kaine's speech at the Democratic National Convention, he touted his Midwestern roots, and mocked Donald Trump's use of the phrase "Believe me!," inspiring a round of dad jokes online.

THE programming is rooted in music but also includes food, tourism, religion and a diffuse sort of social commentary, most noticeably an antiviolence campaign rooted in the phrase "badness outta style," which has become an island buzz phrase.

As with Swift and bubble, the lingo of finance is rooted in poetry: The phrase is from John Trumbull's epic 1782 poem "M'Fingal," referring to the surrender that led to the birth of the American republic (and its subsequent surging economy): "Cornwallis thus, in ancient fashion,/Concludes his grand capitulation".

The precision of the phrase startled her.

(Literal interpretation of the phrase).

Purpose: This study examines instances of the phrase senior moment in newspapers to identify definitions of the phrase and determine how the phrase operates in discourse.