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: style of expression : phraseology
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: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
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Davis expressed frustration that the town's Facebook post phrasing was based on an assumption, despite incomplete records.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
All smoke and sweat, full of gospel phrasing and hip-hop undertones, Brown Sugar introduced D’Angelo as an emotive, smooth-talking vocalist, a thinking, feeling performer in the likeness of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Curtis Mayfield without borrowing too heavily from any of them.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
The phrasing suggests Musk is trying to keep expectations low.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
But this phrasing doesn’t belong to Nelson.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
All smoke and sweat, full of gospel phrasing and hip-hop undertones, Brown Sugar introduced D’Angelo as an emotive, smooth-talking vocalist, a thinking, feeling performer in the likeness of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Curtis Mayfield without borrowing too heavily from any of them.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
The phrasing suggests Musk is trying to keep expectations low.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
But this phrasing doesn’t belong to Nelson.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for phrasing
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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