(a prepositional phrase with by expresses the performer of the action)

But this phrase does not quite clearly express what is meant.

What makes a phrase or a chord express despair, surprise, sarcasm, poignancy?

That slightly old-fashioned phrase expressed, he felt, the man before him very typically.

This phrase expressed my implied message and certainly felt more loving to my Venusian daughter.

O'Sullivan's phrase, quickly adopted by other publications and politicians, neatly expressed a vision that sounded almost like a religious mission.

Referees use various signals and japanese phrases to express their judgement.

The phrase commonly expresses a joy after finishing one's work and appears particularly in several Russian literary works.

The phrase expresses the belief that constitutional restrictions on governmental power must be balanced against the need for survival of the state and its people.