| Pound wished poetry to escape from what he felt was a rising tide of sloppy, flabby, sing-song verse, inaccurately and unobservantly phrased. |
| The fact that he's served his time makes no difference given the way the law is phrased. |
| Although phrased in diplomatic language, this was a clear warning to China not to seek to retake Taiwan by force. |
| Here is her contribution, as delicately phrased as one might expect in such an august literary journal. |
| I phrased it as a sarcastic taunt, but I genuinely wanted to know the answer. |
| A flute just always sounds flutey, no matter how exquisitely it is phrased, or how cleverly the flautist manages the dynamics. |
