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

He has written poetry since high school, peppers social media with inspirational sayings and donates time and money to several charities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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

And speaking "bogan" refers to casual speech with lots of local sayings, he says.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

And her English was a mishmash of mixed-up idioms and sayings that showed she was "green behind the ears," as she called it.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez