sage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Parsley, chives, dill, sage, thyme — use what you have, and probably more of it than you initially think you need.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The colorful aesthetic follows into the kitchen, which is adorned with sage green cabinetry, a wooden island, and state-of-the-art appliances.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s a sage on the stage in a lecture hall.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Andy Serkis’s General Braddock is a blustering fool who refuses to take Washington’s sage advice seriously until it’s too late; as Mary, George’s mother, Mary-Louise Parker is a suffering saint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
They, on their side, saw a man of serenity—the kind of sage that Kipling described in Kim.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Fox News’ Jessica sager contributed to this report.
From Fox News ● Aug. 28, 2019
Stonyhurst's sager Jesuits were more up to date in their psychology.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most Britons, as Lord Byron once put it, "till by losing rendered sager, will back their own opinions by a wager."
From Time Magazine Archive
The same day, his wife decided she should leave him for a slimmer, sager man.
From Time Magazine Archive
The juggler, willing, laid a wager, Not yet by losses rendered sager; He played his tricks of high emprize,— Confounding touch, deluding eyes.
From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by John Gay
But joining the Little Red Book author in a shrine to the all-time sagest minds in golf would be his English counterpart, John Jacobs.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
Scapegoat elected for Mussolini's Albanian fiasco was white-haired, crinkle-eyed Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Chief of the General Staff, universally recognized as Italy's sagest soldier.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sagest maneuver of the season may have been the removal of the cots from the coaches' offices in Cincinnati.
From Time Magazine Archive
Uncle Giorgio was the sagest bandit chieftain in Sicily and, as a man of rugged common sense, considerably disturbed about his favorite nephew, Aquila.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The impressions he made upon me suggested he was not of the sagest, nor of the most excellent of men.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing sage
The Outsiders
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Grade 9, List 4
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
American Born Chinese
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
