golden rule
Example Sentences
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If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The golden rule of credit-card spending is to pay off your balance every month.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Papperger had broken a golden rule of dealing with the U.S. government: Never announce anything related to the sharing of technology without first getting approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Historically, the game has followed a golden rule.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
The golden rule is just as bright and as true today as it was thousands of years ago, and it is not recorded that any man was ever hung that lived up to it.
From How to Collect a Doctor Bill by Frank P. Davis
