proverbial
Example Sentences
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Your Social Security is the icing on the proverbial retirement cake.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
But ultimately, all proverbial roads lead back to Tijuana.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
For just as long, that message largely failed to resonate, as millions of Chinese people looked across the Pacific and saw a proverbial “shining city upon a hill.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
As a result, the crisis "has thrown a proverbial wrench into the inner workings of the aviation fuel markets", the IEA said.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“I fear it like the proverbial blind man who’s afraid of the dark.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing proverbial
Bridge to Terabithia
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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Bronx Masquerade
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