1
: style of expression : phraseology
2
: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
Synonyms
Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
Recent Examples on the Web
But the context behind that particular phrasing is still unclear.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024
The phrasing of polls and bills likely bias responses.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
But the melody and the phrasing are notably modern.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
But that disclaimer, its phrasing right out of the career politician’s playbook, also distills one of the book’s core tensions: Politics, in the memoir, encroaches on everything else.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Herzog’s clean but not noticeably modern phrasings hit just the right note.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
General Mills got a warning letter from the FDA because the phrasing the brand was using to promote the link suggested that the cereal could lower cholesterol by a specific percentage over a certain number of weeks.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
Do not infer any distinction between any of those phrasings in this discussion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The appeal focuses on specific phrasing of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024
The phrasing of polls and bills likely bias responses.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
But the melody and the phrasing are notably modern.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
But that disclaimer, its phrasing right out of the career politician’s playbook, also distills one of the book’s core tensions: Politics, in the memoir, encroaches on everything else.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Herzog’s clean but not noticeably modern phrasings hit just the right note.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
General Mills got a warning letter from the FDA because the phrasing the brand was using to promote the link suggested that the cereal could lower cholesterol by a specific percentage over a certain number of weeks.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
Do not infer any distinction between any of those phrasings in this discussion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The appeal focuses on specific phrasing of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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