Synonym: expression, locution. Similar words: underlying, already in, ring, wing, cling, swing, bring, thing. Meaning: ['seɪɪŋ] n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
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121. That is as much as saying I am a liar.
122. You're nearly twenty, yet you keep saying silly things like that.
123. Excuse me for interrupting, but I couldn't help overhearing what you were saying.
124. I paid little attention to what the others were saying.
125. They goaded him into entering the pitch dark basement by saying he was a coward.
126. The shop assistants didn't really want to discuss the matter, saying it was just my hard luck.
127. He received a letter saying that the appointment had been cancelled.
128. She shuffled out of the chores by saying she felt ill.
129. Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied.
130. They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
131. He quickly interpreted to us what the Russian was saying.
132. He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
133. I don't want to give the game away by saying too much.
134. He is quoted as saying he disagrees with the decision.
135. At first the boy had not seemed much interested in what the teacher was saying, but when the teacher called him, he began to sit up.
136. As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying[sentencedict.com], "That's a lie".
137. Was she asking for a lift? I must have misheard her/what she was saying.
138. The engineers' union was unhappy with the motion, saying it smacked of racism.
139. She swore against me, saying I had stolen her purse.
140. We couldn't hear what they were saying on the tape - there was too much background noise.
141. Saying she was wrong was a difficult climbdown for Sarah.
142. He refused the job, saying it would be prostitution of his talents.
143. She'd better shut her mouth and from now on think twice before saying stupid things.
144. He has an unfortunate aptitude for saying the wrong thing.
145. She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
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146. "If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.
147. He blagged his way in by saying he was a friend of the owner.
148. She concluded by saying she was proud to be from Salford.
149. The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the profession.
150. Oh come off it! You can't seriously be saying you knew nothing about any of this.