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expression

An expression is a group of words, like a phrase or sentence, often one that is used by many people. "Read between the lines" is a common expression for knowing meanings that are not written or spoken. An expression is a group of numbers and variables. The expression "2x + y - 3" was set equal eight in the equation.

expression

(= look, face) the feelings expressed on a person's face a sad expression a look of triumph an angry face (= reflection, reflexion) expression without words tears are an expression of grief the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition (= verbal expression, verbalism) the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions expressions of good will he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations pardon the expression (= formulation) the style of expressing yourself he suggested a better formulation his manner of expression showed how much he cared (= formula) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing the expression of milk from her breast (genetics) the process of expressing a gene (= construction) a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner

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Simple sentences

From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
Crying is an expression of grief.
Helen Moody was noted as a tennis player for not showing any expression on the court.
Judging from his expression, he is not telling the truth.
Her expression underwent a sudden change.
How is Null expressed as a regular expression?
Judging by her expression, she looked worried.
I'll look up the expression in the dictionary.
Tango is the vertical expression of a horizontal desire.
The voice is not enough; we want also to see your facial expression and body language.
An increasingly greater part of the population is not capable of fully utilizing the power of expression of the German language.
Judging from the expression on her face, she is worried.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality.
This is a set expression.
What an ambiguous expression!
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
He had a queer expression on his face.
He looked at me with a strange expression.
Judging from his expression, he's in a bad mood.
Tango is the vertical expression of horizontal desire.
I was confused by the expression on her face.
Her facial expression was more sour than a lemon.
The expression on her face was more sour than a lemon.

Movie subtitles

It's been a long time since I've seen that expression on his face.
What's wrong with his expression?
The most horrible expression came over her face.
Did you see the expression on his face?
Her face took on a horrible expression like that of a hungry beast.
Huh! You've got a very nice expression there.
I bet dawker's up to no good. I can tell by his expression.
The other seeks an expression of impulses. that bind him to some dim animal relation with the earth.
Get the expression on Doc's face, Bill.
Then he suddenly got an expression in his eyes, those eyes that leave you practically paralyzed!
Just an expression.
Your expression, Mr. DePinna.
Your expression keeps changing all the time.
I see by the expression on your underpaid faces you wonder where I get money.
What does it mean? It's just an expression.
It's that whipped-dog expression he affects whenever he's photographed. It fools you.
You had the loveliest expression.
Is that the way a soul looks when it's crying out for self-expression?
Have you never heard the expression before?
Everything will be in the expression.
Keep that expression and try not to move!
That's just an expression, my friend. - Oh.
To me, it's a new form of expression of thought.
The expression in your eyes. shows uncertainty and instability.
When I was undergoing assassination training, what was emphasized on the most was this. Expression management.
Expression management!
Even a woman like me who is unfamiliar with the arts of war can tell from your conduct and expression that you appear to be a man who could be slashed to death at any moment.
Boy, I'll never forgot the expression on that dame's pan when I gave her the boot.
On the other hand he will look at me with a kind of thick, myopic expression. And although he is apparently listening intently.. And his eyes are wide open.
Take that absurd expression off your face and sit down.
That expression is becoming unbearable.
And I'm all for their free expression.

News and current affairs

Former President George W. Bush once explained terrorism as the expression of hatred for American freedom.
There is high respect for the concept of rule of, by, and for the people, as well as for the US Constitution's guarantee of freedom of expression.
In order to understand feelings, we need to step back from their superficial expression in our conscious experiences and dig deeper into how the brain works when we have these experiences.
Only by taking these systems apart in the brain have neuro-scientists been able to figure out that these are different kinds of memory, rather than one memory with multiple forms of expression.
Ellwanger crossed the line separating free expression from hate speech.
As in the Ellwanger case, restrictions on free expression should be defined narrowly.
But it will give legitimate expression to the will of a people long oppressed and entitled to their place in the sun.
We can already see its practical expression.
And, although Turkmenbashi died in December, his successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, has continued to imprison dissidents, stifle freedom of expression, and scoff at democracy, as February's rigged elections demonstrate.
The expression of this desire is especially important now that the world is gripped by a terrifying economic crisis.
Without democratic reform there will be no end to this cycle, for violence is the typical expression of people without free speech.
In a country where freedom of expression has been off limits for half a century, the Internet had at first proven to be a godsend: people poured their enthusiasm into it by building Web sites and personal homepages.
First and foremost, aiding and inciting the expression of popular anger against Japan gives China's Communist Party leaders a powerful and readily available vehicle for rallying domestic support, thereby legitimizing their own power.
It was also an unnecessary provocation, and constituted in itself a caricature of our cherished freedom of expression, that is guaranteed in our constitution.
That seems an entirely appropriate expression for what we have been witnessing.
Anyone who holds freedom of the press and freedom of expression to be universal human rights will agree with Friedman's position.
The right to free expression applies to rogues and scoundrels, sleazy personalities, and even criminals.
And the library could include not only books and articles, but also paintings, music, films, and every other form of creative expression that can be captured in digital form.
But freedom of expression worldwide received a boost - and Britain's reputation for commonsense was somewhat restored - in April, when Parliament adopted legislation revising the country's libel law.
But Parliament and courts always returned over time to the core British value of free speech and expression.
So why did a gentle former literature professor named Liu Xiaobo have to be sentenced to 11 years in prison, just because he publicly advocated freedom of expression and an end to one-party rule?
But old and unresolved rivalries within Asia are finding new expression as political ambitions and military budgets expand.
The government is rapidly isolating itself from the regional, civic, and political opposition that, little by little, has been rising to causes such as autonomy, pluralism, the need for consensus, and freedom of expression.
The country's ruling generals will twist what is meant to be a democratic process, whereby the people get to express their will, into a mockery of free expression in which people vote in fear and without hope.
In free countries, every citizen has the right to say what he or she wants, believe what he or she wants, and criticize or mock what he or she wants - in writing, drawings, or any other form of peaceful expression.
We cannot take freedom of expression for granted.

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