proverbial
Example Sentences
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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
The two-time reigning World Series champions threw the proverbial first punch when Tucker launched a 435-foot two-run home run into the second deck, making it 2-0 two batters into the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
“Investors clearly are looking through the proverbial valley, and why not, since the president stated that he thinks we could have a deal by the end of the week,” Rosenberg writes.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The same can be said of the novel after the best-seller, the album that follows the gold record, or the proverbial sophomore jinx.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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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