"use" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- At about the same time, a new, pejorative use became prevalent in some parts of the world.
- She resolved to end this pejorative use of her favorite word, in the process becoming, she said, a nutty philosopher.
- Although its origins remain uncertain, it is widely believed that the term derives from the pejorative use of "mongoloid".
- Often, but only early on, the term mestizo was associated with llegitimacy; The term also has a pejorative use about something that is not "pure".
- The term's pejorative use appears to have originated with the city's brief 17th-century reputation for counterfeited groats.
- This mood led to the pejorative use of the word Kleinstaaterei during this era.
- In this case the pejorative use of the verb incur has been used to blame the employees for mismanagement by the employer.
- Other theories include pejorative uses such as Sicilians' preference for silent, homemade zip guns.
- Some have criticized the model for the pejorative use of the word "irrational".
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