constant refrain
Frequency: 6.01.8 per million words
A frequently repeated statement or complaint.
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- The need for budget cuts has become a constant refrain in the boardroom.
- Her constant refrain was that she simply didn't have enough time.
- Complaints about the weather are a constant refrain among farmers.
- "We need more resources" is the constant refrain from the department heads.
- The importance of safety was a constant refrain throughout the training.
- In his speeches, the call for unity remained a constant refrain.
- Their constant refrain about the rising cost of living is heard everywhere.
- The coach’s constant refrain was "focus on the fundamentals."
- Critics argue that the company's constant refrain of innovation is just marketing.
- The constant refrain of the protest was a demand for immediate justice.