proverbial

Example Sentences

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The Pitt is a sort of proverbial pit that we've all found ourselves in since Covid that we can't quite climb out of.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Next to all that, a rocky relationship styled into an on-and-off situationship for a reality TV subplot is the proverbial hill of beans Rick Blaine mentioned in “Casablanca.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Burger King’s Curtis and other executives who spoke with MarketWatch say they’re well aware that their efforts constitute just a drop in the proverbial bucket in terms of dealing with customer issues.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

In the best tradition of country music, his 1995 masterpiece is the proverbial three chords and the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Jefferson seemed to think that, once unmoored from British docks and unburdened of European baggage, the ship would sail itself into the proverbial sunset.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis