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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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Ace guitar riffs and tambourines mesh into a relaxed but supremely confident groove, riding alongside Crockett’s gritty, elastic vocal phrasing.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Although the email tries to sound formal, the phrasing is clumsy and inconsistent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Raised in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, Drake was surrounded by music; his mother, Molly, wrote wistful songs in the English parlor tradition, her delicate phrasing later echoed in Nick’s own recordings.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
My then-boyfriend, Nick, ignored the tragedy but liked the phrasing.
—Kelsey Cox, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Although the email tries to sound formal, the phrasing is clumsy and inconsistent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Raised in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, Drake was surrounded by music; his mother, Molly, wrote wistful songs in the English parlor tradition, her delicate phrasing later echoed in Nick’s own recordings.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
My then-boyfriend, Nick, ignored the tragedy but liked the phrasing.
—Kelsey Cox, People.com, 30 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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