apothegm

Example Sentences

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On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 15, 2015

He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2012

The Philip Green approach, "done and dusted, back to the beach", is not their style, any more than his apothegm: "I want to make a profit, not be a prophet."

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2010

In that apothegm is the key to the understanding of his character.

From Time Magazine Archive

You venerate them accordingly, while you mutter the old Swede's apothegm about the 'small intelligences' that rule mankind.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James