Has there ever been a time when that phrase sounded more bittersweet?

The phrase didn't sound right out of Rory's mouth.

To contemporary ears, the phrase "struggle for American democracy" sounds odd.

The phrase sounded trite but I could think of no other.

Each phrase sounds like a sigh directed at a lover.

The phrase sounds like a confession of error or even contrition, but in fact, it is not quite either one.

The phrase "successful public art project" may sound like an oxymoron.

If that phrase sounds strange, I'm sorry, but it's the best I can do now.

The phrase "Mercury muscle cars" sounds like a contradiction in terms.