old saw

Example Sentences

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But to invert the old saw, the shoe doesn’t always fit.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

It reminds me of the old saw that it takes years to build a reputation and only a few minutes to destroy it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

There has long been an old saw about Southern California: It’s a region too willing to bulldoze its history in the name of progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

As the old saw goes, "Dogs have owners, cats have staff."

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

When Zita, then thirty years old, saw the footage of him on television, she said: “It is not his beard. There is something bothering about his eyes. He is a hopeless, broken man.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady