How to Use phrase in a Sentence

phrase

1 of 2 noun

• Underline the key words or phrases in the paragraph.
• She used the phrase “I strongly believe” too many times in her speech.
• Answer the questions in complete sentences, not phrases.
• To borrow a phrase from my mother, I spend too much time “watching the boob tube” and not enough time outside.
• The origins of the phrase have been lost, but the trend can be tracked.
  — Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
• The phrase and tones were so easy to grasp and keep in our minds.
  — Rachel Ng, Travel, 15 Dec. 2020
• Since then, the phrase has been adapted to the world of business.
  — Doug Gollan, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Instead, the characters say the phrase at the end of a phone call.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
• The title was a nod to the phrase used as boxers’ enter the ring.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
• Winthrop used the phrase as a metaphor for the new world settlement.
  — The Rev. Mike Taylor, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Sep. 2020
• And the language, as the judge pointed out, is a very broad phrase.
  — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Each part begins with the same phrase and ends with a prayer to God.
  — Vulture, 5 Oct. 2023
• That’s the phrase bandied about every time a novel makes it to the big screen.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
• But in Norway, at least, the phrase might be headed for the door.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2020
• While Twain is well known for his turn of phrase, that one isn’t his.
  — Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2021
• In a word or phrase, what's the biggest source of stress in your life right now?
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
• That phrase echoes around the story like a whisper in a cave.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
• This phrase has been a cheer to keep peoples’ hopes alive.
  — Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com, 16 Mar. 2020
• Those who apply for the job should ponder the phrase, too.
  — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
• Yeah, to use the phrase bring this country back to greatness again.
  — Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
• More and more, the phrase is also used to talk about tequila.
  — Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
• It’s a word or phrase to hold in your heart and orient your flow.
  — Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022
• While there, Dessa learned to love salt licorice and phrases in Swedish.
  — National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2020
• More often the shifts are subtle — a word here, a phrase there.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 18 Mar. 2017
• The way that Scott, Foy and Bell play these sequences hit home, in every sense of the phrase.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
• The fourth includes a word or phrase that has been redacted.
  — Jay Croft, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022
• The reason for running this item is a three-word phrase.
  — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2018
• This is, to borrow a phrase from our friends across the pond, utter tosh.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 29 July 2021
• To use an old phrase, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
  — Lisa Montenegro, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• Sometimes, the phrase refers to the near term: The Fed might take longer to start cutting borrowing costs and proceed with those reductions more slowly this year.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

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phrase

2 of 2 verb

• He phrased his version of the story in a way that made him look good.
• The singer phrased the music beautifully.
• The question was awkwardly phrased.
• You’re supposed to phrase it in the form of a question.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2021
• But that may not be the right way to phrase the question.
  — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• So how did the name or phrase Black Twitter even come to be?
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 6 Aug. 2021
• The board went back and forth on how to phrase its policy.
  — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2019
• Or, in this case, maybe a torso cutout is a better way to phrase it.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 16 May 2022
• But be careful not to phrase things in a way where the child must do everything right.
  — Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2022
• Melodies were phrased with good musical instincts, but the rhythms didn’t have much to say.
  — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• Please tell me the answer is obvious when it’s phrased this way.
  — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 26 May 2017
• Please phrase your speculation in the form of a question. Stokes: Poor guy.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• Jasmine didn’t take kindly to the text — which was phrased as a demand rather than a request.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Even to phrase the question is to confront the depressing answer.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 9 July 2017
• Perhaps the question is better phrased: To whom does a school belong?
  — Richard Vedder, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
• That last one is the top insult in this group — neoliberal shill, is how it would be phrased.
  — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
• But there's no denying the tweet was oddly phrased and had a confusing tone.
  — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 16 Mar. 2018
• A better way to phrase this would be, what are the menu of options being considered?
  — Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN, 12 June 2017
• But perhaps more incisive than the statement itself is the way it is phrased.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2020
• There were places where some critics...felt like the way things were phrased was anti-American.
  — Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, 29 July 2015
• Colts coach Frank Reich said earlier this week when the question was phrased that way.
  — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2019
• Dolphins fans wanting to turn Monday into a sign of being smart might want to re-phrase that.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• Back in Dallas, Garcia has a go-to phrase to sum up his long-term vision: weeding and seeding.
  — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
• The question wasn’t delicately phrased, but fell within the bounds.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 31 July 2019
• Her ability to distort the truth -- to phrase it kindly -- is nothing short of herculean.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2012
• The two men phrase the nature of that struggle very differently.
  — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2022
• Robert: Keep a close ear and eye on how Bill Bradford phrases his answers in the police interview.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 July 2018
• The process will allow the system to come to a general consensus, Google said, even if the sources don’t phrase the information in the same way.
  — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• Same goes if a student texts a word or phrase the bot recognizes as a red flag, like a question about how to withdraw or thoughts about self-harm.
  — Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2021
• Two of them pointed out that the guidance about appointing someone else was phrased as a recommendation.
  — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024