How to Use adage in a Sentence

adage

noun
Definition of adagenext
Synonyms for adagenext
  • The adage to live each day fully has never rung more true to me.
    — Becky Randel, PEOPLE.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • The old adage says teams learn more from losses than victories.
    — Carlos Mendez, star-telegram, 17 Dec. 2017
  • The next part — the blue moon — happens much less frequently, as the adage implies.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
  • As the holiday spirit moves us, what goes around comes around, and the old adage applies in myriad ways.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2017
  • That’s why, faced with a fearsome flu season, Spinney turns to an old adage: forewarned is forearmed.
    — Lily Rothman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • But in the case of the Buckley brothers, the adage went under slight modification.
    — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The old adage cautioning against ever meeting one's heroes proved to be true for Kathy McCabe.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Last week, when my parents surprised all the Blasbergs with a weeklong Disney cruise in the Caribbean, that adage was put to the test.
    — Derek Blasberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2018
  • And climate models predict more heavy rainfall in the future, potentially making some of our age-old adages about Seattle weather out of date.
    — Melissa Santos, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, there’s that old adage about Italian-car reliability that may dissuade more pragmatic buyers.
    — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2017
  • As in the old adage that every company is a media company, every company is also a social-media company.
    — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Instead, the solution is a familiar adage: everything in moderation.
    — Jean Twenge, Philly.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Indeed, couples who schedule date nights around new and novel activities are more likely to report happiness, bringing to mind the old adage: couples who play together stay together.
    — NBC News, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Yet in Bolivia, the argument that a leader like Mr. Morales needs to be allowed to run again is being countered by an adage: That power corrupts those who hold it.
    — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2018
  • As the adage goes, the kitchen is the heart of my home.
    — Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
  • The days are long and the years are fast, or so the old adage says.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As the adage goes, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.
    — Camille Bromley, WIRED, 1 July 2024
  • Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, or so the old adage goes.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2019
  • But as the old adage says, heavy is the head that wears it.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The misery of the bed-maker is kind of the whole point of the adage.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
  • As the adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
    — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • But, to quote the adage, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
    — Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • But the adage held true Monday, much to the chagrin of the Cougars.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • There's an old adage which goes: When the cat's away, the mice will play.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • And there’s an age-old adage: What is said at the shop, stays at the shop.
    — NBC News, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Good things come to those who wait, or so the old adage goes.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 13 June 2019
  • The old adage is that turnovers tend to come in bunches.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The old adage remains true that the dose makes the poison.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The context seemed to offer proof of William Blake’s adage: Without contraries is no progression.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Books are, despite the common adage, often intended to be judged by their covers.
    — Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024

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