proverbial

Example Sentences

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His goal, he says, is to end the evening with a proverbial arms-in-the-air win.

From The Wall Street Journal

Certain items may be overvalued, while others may be the proverbial diamonds in the rough.

From MarketWatch

There again, maybe the laugh is on the rest of us, because these folks are still pulling down the big bucks, even after their predictions worked out worse than the proverbial blindfolded chimpanzee throwing darts.

From MarketWatch

Powell’s assiduous outreach to his colleagues gives him a good overview of where the proverbial bodies are buried, giving colleagues ample time to voice their objections.

From Barron's

They always at least stay around the proverbial blackboard, as Friedman calls it, in case a player’s market doesn’t develop as expected.

From Los Angeles Times