apothegm

Example Sentences

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On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 15, 2015

He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2012

The Philip Green approach, "done and dusted, back to the beach", is not their style, any more than his apothegm: "I want to make a profit, not be a prophet."

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2010

One article on meat, for example, was titled "Watch That Hamburger!"; his most effective apothegm during the automobile ruckus, "They Can't Sell Safety," was a telling put-down of Detroit's ad language.

From Time Magazine Archive

The old proverb says, “He is a wise father who knows his own child,” and I feel the justness of the apothegm on the present occasion.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas