proverbial

Example Sentences

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“Like the proverbial frog that doesn’t feel the water becoming increasingly hotter, many North American brands are inching into more treacherous positions with their customers’ loyalty,” Forrester Principal Analyst Pete Jacques wrote in the report.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has grown excited hearing some fans in his community know that high-level track and field meets will be in their proverbial backyard soon.

From Los Angeles Times

Then he gloriously hams his way through every inch of proverbial celluloid in a way that makes you love him even more than you love hating him.

From Salon

This morning the proverbial clouds cleared and the stress, fear and sadness of these last months felt far behind us.

From Salon

“Bill didn’t dig around for dirt or comb through the proverbial closet hunting for skeletons,” David Hirshey, a former deputy editor of Esquire magazine, said by email.

From New York Times