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Sentence count:189+58Posted:2016-08-30Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: expressionlocutionSimilar words: underlyingalready inringwingclingswingbringthingMeaning: ['seɪɪŋ]  n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations. 
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151. Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I'm saying.
152. Let's get back to what we were saying before we were interrupted.
153. She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.
154. She had been trapped into saying something she did not mean.
155. They were talking in low voices, and I couldn't catch what they were saying.
156. You can't judge a book by its cover, as the old saying goes.
157. She stood outside the room, her ears straining to hear what they were saying.
158. 'We're letting you go' is a euphemistic way of saying 'You're fired.'
159. He knew that what he was saying did not reach her. And the knowledge of it maddened him.
160. If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.
161. I couldn't understand what the man was saying; he was as drunk as a lord.
162. The minister was quoted as saying that the government would do whatever was necessary to restore order.
163. People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble.
164. Clear as a bell, from the back of the theatre came a child's voice saying, "I want to go home".
165. In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying.
166. I tried to hear what they were saying, but I only managed to catch a few snatches of conversation.
167. He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.
168. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in — but neither response seems satisfactory to them.
169. After dinner they just upped and left/went without saying goodbye.
170. Everyone knows what's best for him or herself. He/she or he can also be used in writing:If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying:A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say Babies cry when they are tired.
171. Remember you want your visuals to reinforce your message, not detract from what you are saying.
172. The Internet, too, it goes without saying, is a good source of information.
173. It's the best book he's written, but that's not saying much .
174. He excused himself by saying he was "forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat".
175. I couldn't hear what they were saying most of the time.
176. He could hardly keep his mind on what she was saying.
177. The printing was poor and he tried to blind me with science by saying that it was the fault of the paper and not his machine.
178. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently.
179. The old priest tried to put them off,(http://sentencedict.com/saying.html) saying that the hour was late.
180. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
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