adage
Example Sentences
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The adage goes, it doesn’t have to be pretty.
From Los Angeles Times
As the old adage goes: “You’ve got to give it away to keep it.”
From MarketWatch
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense, as the old adage goes.
From Barron's
It has been a Florida swing to prove the adage that tournaments are never over until they are over.
From BBC
Will he follow the adage that revenge is a dish best served cold, and prefer to make peace, consolidate power and rebuild his military to fight another day?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
