adage
Example Sentences
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As the old adage goes: “You’ve got to give it away to keep it.”
From MarketWatch
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense, as the old adage goes.
From Barron's
It has been a Florida swing to prove the adage that tournaments are never over until they are over.
From BBC
Will he follow the adage that revenge is a dish best served cold, and prefer to make peace, consolidate power and rebuild his military to fight another day?
“This reminds me of the adage that is so true: Sometimes, the best deals you do are the ones you don’t,” sports-business analyst Andrew Brandt posted on X about the Tagovailoa release.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
