apophthegm
Example Sentences
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The lump of earth, being taken somewhat by surprise, was not prepared with an apophthegm, and said nothing.
From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose
The apophthegm of the Doge might have been pertinently applied to Louis XVIII. by the people.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron
I should prefer to reverse the apophthegm, and to say that in life I see the promise and potency of all forms of matter.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
Another perfect thing from this diverting piece, followed also by Homeric cachinnations, was the mock-serious apophthegm: "If a cloud is going to support a lady of substantial proportions, you must make it fairly solid."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 by Various
Accordingly a proverb, in the nineteenth century, is a commonly known and frequently cited apophthegm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
