Sentence examples of "phrase" in English
The phrase 'honest politician' is an oxymoron.
Der Ausdruck 'ehrlicher Politiker' ist ein Widerspruch in sich.
In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used.
In Gesetzestexten werden häufig schwierige Wörter und Ausdrücke verwendet.
You know the phrase, we harvest, that which we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.
Ihr kennt den Satz, wir ernten, was wir säen. Ich habe den Wind gesät und hier ist mein Sturm.
The Greeks invented the comma, not for their literature but for their actors, to warn them to take a deep breath in preparation of an upcoming long phrase; thus a comma represents a pause.
Die Griechen erfanden das Komma, nicht für ihre Literatur, sondern für ihre Schauspieler, damit sie tief Luft holen konnten als Vorbereitung für einen auf sie zukommenden längeren Satzteil; darum stellt das Komma eine kleine Pause dar.
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