proverbial
Example Sentences
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“The scale is too much. There’s too much risk for any company … to put all of their proverbial eggs in one basket.”
From MarketWatch
Investors should look beyond the immediate headlines of war and the energy price shock and instead focus on fundamentals and climb the proverbial wall of worry, one leading bank says.
I like the idea that he was still a schoolboy wearing his shorts and his sandals, although I think that's ripping the proverbial out of it.
From BBC
Though fluent in academic lingo, his verse was approachable, written with students and the public in mind and indicative of someone who always made sure to not stay stuck in the proverbial ivory tower.
From Los Angeles Times
While picking a big winner is like finding a proverbial needle in a haystack, it’s much easier than in 1926.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
