Words similar to collocations

Example sentences for: collocations

How can you use “collocations” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It has to be admitted that there are far too few collocations dictionaries around.
In Germany the nearest thing to a straight collocations dictionary is E. Agricola's regularly republished Wörter und Wendungen , written for Germans but highly valuable for foreigners using German at an advanced level.
It is clear that collocations dictionaries and synonym differentiators may not exist at all in a particular language community: in fact, very few language communities can boast of such resources.
From a hint given on page 51, one gathers that Kozlowska studied at Edinburgh University; from her facility with the English used in her discussion of collocations, one gains the impression that she has excellent control of the language.
Correct deployment of collocations is particularly important for anyone striving for authenticity of performance within a particular professional sociolect, such as the language of medicine or economics.