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108 examples of Proverbial in a sentence

Those machines go the proverbial junkyard.
So we decided to see if flies could be provoked into showing the kind of behavior that you see by the proverbial wasp at the picnic table, you know, the one that keeps coming back to your hamburger the more vigorously you try to swat it away, and it seems to keep getting irritated.
I never sit at my desk with the proverbial light bulb going off in my head.
One of the Whitopian outlooks that really hit me was a proverbial saying: "One black man is a delightful dinner guest; 50 black men is a ghetto."
And though they may not have come before the proverbial egg, chickens’ fascinating history tells us a great deal about our own.
Instead, it was my blessing and my curse to literally become the proverbial man in the man versus machine competition that everybody is still talking about.
The pervasive narrative is that even if your lot in life is subpar, with perseverance and hard work and the virtues of the free market, you can turn your proverbial rags into riches.
Women are vital voices and agents for change on this planet, and yet we're too often missing or even barred from the proverbial table.
Even if you go for a walk in the proverbial woods, there is a company that manufactured the car that delivered you to the edge of the woods; there's a company that manufactured the shoes that you have to protect yourself from the ground of the woods.
And I remember that proverbial light going off in my head, thinking, "Wait a minute.
I think it was my longstanding desire to bring together my interest in art, science and philosophy that allowed me to be ready when the proverbial light bulb went on.
It is not uncommon for a celebrity to be faced with the proverbial "wake-up call".
Nor does it generate from such proverbial lines as "What was that?
This movie is the proverbial 80s flick that shows the viewer that as long as he or she tries at something, they can be better than the pros.
It's a surprisingly bland drama set in Barbados involving Omar Sharif(not the liveliest leading man around--not even in 1974!)hoping to make Andrews a spy while also slowly leading her into the proverbial bedroom.
Presumably it was a proverbial snowball rolling down a hill gathering pace and size and shape.
laughs abound everywhere and the intrigue of who will emerge victorious at the end of the great all-nighter will keep you on the proverbial edge of your seat.
In comparison, it really upsets the proverbial apple cart to see recent films, such as "Oceans Eleven (remake)", reviewed in such high regard-especially in Europe.
The total aplomb of the city dwellers in the face of chaos leaves one feeling like the proverbial fly on the ceiling.
Cheesey lines up the proverbial "wazoo".
The comment by "eliz7212-1" hits the proverbial "nail on the head" for this turkey of a program.
For those who loved the old television show of the same name, with Bill Bixby and Ray Walston, this film is not worthy to tie the proverbial boots.
JoBeth Williams has another one of her thankless roles, but manages to bring her innate, down-home class to the proverbial girlfriend character.
But, if you are the proverbial glutton for punishment, go ahead and watch the darn thing.
Not everything is explained right away, dangling a proverbial carrot before the viewer, enticing the viewer to watch each succeeding episode.
In a world where gormless, brain-dead Amerikan remakes of The Italian Job (a tear appears), Get Carter (sobs uncontrollably) and Alfie have desecrated our screens recently, this one takes the proverbial biscuit.
In short, if you want to tickle the proverbial funnybones, get this movie tonight.
Probably the most whimsical installment of the first season, 'Shore Leave' has its ups and downs; some parts drag on too long and others are unambitiously cut short, but one can't deny they threw in everything but the proverbial kitchen sink to make this an entertaining episode.
A lot has already been said about this compelling, oft-overlooked film, virtually all of which hits the proverbial nail on the head.
Indeed, much of the success of the show could be attributed to the fact that the proverbial pair of mismatched cops it featured drove a tricked out Ford Gran Torino -- an otherwise uncool make of car which somehow became cool because it was given a remarkably ugly red-and-white paint job.
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