In this gorgeous world, birds uttered long, meaningful phrases and people spoke in flat monosyllables.

A substitution drill consists of a pattern sentence, also called a frame, which is a meaningful phrase or clause that stays the same, and a list of substitution items.

This permits to construct new meaningful phrases, and from the last - artistic images.

Individuals with Expressive aphasia frequently speak short, meaningful phrases that are produced with great effort.

Repetition of meaningful phrases (like Heller's own coinage, "catch-22") tends to drain them of meaning.

Sometimes she stitched the notes together in meaningful phrases; more frequently, the fabric unraveled into isolated effects.

A single line of glyphs began to twist themselves into a meaningful phrase in his mind.

Using a computerized analysis of brain waves, Dr. Shevrin found that the patients had brain responses showing more reaction to the emotionally meaningful phrases than to neutral ones.

The experienced know that when it comes to money, there's only one meaningful phrase on a personal note attached to a benefit invitation.

A voracious reader, he turned his analytical eye to the words of others, always looking out for an interesting, meaningful, or unique phrase.