sayings
Example Sentences
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The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Highlander Hart's sister, Jamie Hart-Dobbs, still vividly remembers one of his regular sayings about Army life: "They taught me how to go to war, they didn't teach me how to come back from it."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
One of Cronin’s favorite sayings is that everything he does is in preparation for March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
