proverbial
Example Sentences
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In many Kalshi trades, customers are going up against the proverbial house.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
They took their proverbial foot off the gas, ran out of gas, sputtered to the finish line, got outscored 23-7 in the fourth quarter and looked like anything but a team with serious playoff plans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He also says it’s good to get down to the proverbial factory floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
This Animal Farm does indeed put certain aspects of the book through a proverbial combine harvester.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
One collection of coincidences too unlikely to be dismissed in this way is provided by the case of the proverbial monkey accidentally typing out Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing proverbial
Bridge to Terabithia
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Bronx Masquerade
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