Emily was helpless before the charm of a well-turned phrase.

It features some well-turned phrases, and it is considerately brief.

Hitting on a well-turned phrase, he preens with self-satisfaction.

The warmth of his voice, the well-turned phrases made up the face I saw first.

The play features some well-turned phrases, but its four characters never assume much life beyond their emblematic status as figures in a well-worn social debate.

Mr. Roos has a screwball director's sense of timing and a writer's love for the well-turned phrase.

With a gift for the well-turned phrase, he made economics clear and even fascinating.

In any case, Herm's now an outstanding analyst, and he's always good for some inspirational talk and a few well-turned phrases.

Although he knew that the emotions she expressed came from her heart, her fondness for the well-turned phrase somehow intruded between them.

A well-turned phrase can give birth to dozens of offspring.