adage

Example Sentences

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Barshay lives by the adage “Speed is your friend, and time is your enemy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The photo will stand as the manifestation of the old newspaper adage that if your mom tells you she loves you, go check it out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Sometimes the best defense is a good offense, as the old adage goes.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It has been a Florida swing to prove the adage that tournaments are never over until they are over.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

I condemn myself in so many ways that I’m beginning to realize the truth of Father’s adage: “Every child has to raise itself.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank