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Sentence count:70+2Posted:2017-01-18Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: proverbverbiagecontroversialproveprovenapproveimprovedprovincialMeaning: [prə'vɜrbɪəl /-'vɜː-]  adj. 1. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb 2. widely known and spoken of. 
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31, Eventually, they got to the part of the story where they found Sandoz, and the shit hit the proverbial fan.
32, Some of my guests were born sucking on the proverbial silver spoon, others knew hard times.
33, All these things enter into such considerations, and the proverbial black mark may be recorded.
34, And needless to say, in the tiny teahouse I was myself the proverbial bull in the china shop.
35, For most on that team, the proverbial Olympic dream turned into a painful lesson about lousy timing.
36, I took long breaks away from training and would then reappear like the proverbial bad penny, as if I had never been away.
37, I always suspect that the proverbial gratitude which patients express to hospital staff is really gratitude for having got out alive!
38, The sergeant, the proverbial piggy-in-the-middle, was the ready scapegoat for both juniors and superiors.
39, The sun was beating down on our backs and our throats were becoming as dry as a proverbial nuns.
40, Interesting times have been the proverbial blessing and a curse for Sassoon.
41, People must turn up at the proverbial factory gates fresh, fit and ready to toil.
42, Not to brag or anything, but when the proverbial smoke cleared, I had left the competition in the typewritten dust.
43, From an easygoing girl she had metamorphosed into some one who wanted the proverbial all-or-nothing relationship. Sentencedict.com
44, He played the proverbial blinder as Galway stormed to a famous victory.
45, It was as if the strength of the sea had turned to the proverbial water.
46, The jealousy of wives is proverbial.
47, The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.
48, He kicked the proverbial bucket.
49, His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
50, Or for that proverbial rainy day?
51, The general's devotion to his men is proverbial.
52, By far, array slices are a proverbial pain the proverbial you-know-what.
53, Don't you think that the Pope come down on them like the proverbial ton of bricks?
54, This paper describes an ancient Chinese language understanding system(ACLUS) in processing ten proverbial stories written in ancient Chinese.
55, Both my cats are left-pawed; Marco Polo (grey DSH, big amber eyes) and Casper (proverbial white, albeit with orange ears/tail, DSH, blue-blue eyes).
56, His generosity is proverbial.
57, Before you throw this letter into the proverbial round file, let's be clear: this is the first time I have ever asked for a bailout from the Federal Reserve.
58, The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.
59, Sited on a flood plain, the Flemish-speaking west of the country is as flat as a proverbial pancake and cycle lanes and cyclists are everywhere.
60, REM sleep , however, is the proverbial riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
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