Sentence examples for using the right word from inspiring English sources

Using the right word is all.

Am I using the right word, superhero?

But they were at least using the right word: leadership, not collaboration.

You can say that?" he asked me, making sure, in his choppy English, that he was using the right word.

Fluent in Creole and French, he is a bit self-conscious about his English proficiency, asking shyly if he is using the right word or phrase.

And if disillusionment with one half of yourself is not enough, he is even impatient with synonyms: "if a synonym will do instead of the word you're using then you're probably not using the right word".

"The accent is not as big a concern as using the right words".

We do not see reporters using the right words when reporting on stories that involve gender-based violence, especially if those stories involve girls and young women of color.

Beg reads Chinese philosophy "in search of an answer", taking to heart Confucius's dictum about using the right words, without which "what is said is not what is meant".

Using the right words to describe foods is crucial.

The skill of using the right words is a potent force.