Sentence examples for standard phrases from inspiring English sources

He added: "The old standard phrases always come back.

The newly married couple gazed at a sign in the Telegram Office lobby that read, "Standard Phrases for Greeting Telegrams".

Formula narrative phrases describe famous kingdoms and characters, and battles are preceded by challenges couched in standard phrases.

" 'Independent,'nongovernmentaland and 'democratic' are the standard phrases the C.I.A. uses to describe organizations established all over the world to destroy the governments and the societies that the U.S. government wants to colonize and control," the paper wrote.

He pulled a black leather Hermès card case from his pocket and extracted a laminated card, on which were printed six standard phrases that Uniqlo employees are supposed to know — e.g., "Uniqlo is beauty in hyperpracticality"; "Uniqlo is clothing in the absolute"; "Uniqlo is how the future dresses".

Although standard phrases ("discourse analysis", "desk research", etc).

In 1940, as British troops reeled from defeat to retreat to rout, the BBC had a standard phrase for it: they were regrouping according to plan.

The standard phrase among those who rail against American foreign policy these days is "I'm not anti-American, I'm anti-Bush".

I didn't at first know what that meant, but soon learned, as during the next four years it became a standard phrase.

During the 19th century, the older passive form — "Joe was graduated from college" — was being elbowed out by today's standard phrasing — "Joe graduated from college".

Keith's standard phrase for his estranged sons - "my little smashers" - is perfect in its artificial sentimentality because the relationship it describes is essentially a fantasy.