aphorism

Example Sentences

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Wordplay, aphorisms and bon mots were Stoppard’s signature.

From Los Angeles Times

The series debuted in August 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Lasso’s unflagging optimism, goofy aphorisms and inexorable hope and compassion proved to be the perfect tonic for the time.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ukrainians, it was said, would rediscover the truth of an aphorism attributed to Stalin: "quantity has a quality of its own."

From BBC

The garden’s rehabilitation may well reflect the aphorism that perfect is the enemy of good.

From Washington Post

Dazzling and unsettling the residents with his arbitrary rules and pronouncements about how the world works, Abraham speaks in portentous aphorisms and exhibits a growing paranoia.

From New York Times