How to Use saying in a Sentence

saying

noun
  • John, John, the fish rots from the head, is that the saying?
    — Fox News, 21 June 2018
  • But strength, as the saying goes, comes from the mouth of babes.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • As the saying goes, the North may have won the war, but the South won the peace.
    — Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 15 Apr. 2022
  • But as the saying goes, then there are the facts on the ground.
    — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • As the old saying goes, heavy is the head that wears the crown.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • But, as the saying goes, to the victor goes the spoils.
    — Andrew Canulette | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • When the cat’s away the mice will play, or so the saying goes.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Yet, as the saying goes, slow and steady wins the race.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022
  • And as the saying goes, Democrats have to fall in love.
    — Lissandra Villa, Time, 25 Nov. 2019
  • But, as the saying goes, what the right hand gives the left hand takes.
    — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2020
  • As the saying goes, the higher the hair, the closer to God.
    — Sharlyn Pierre, Allure, 13 Oct. 2020
  • As the old saying goes: The War on Drugs is over — drugs won.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2022
  • There’s a saying that the tribe is like a small stream.
    — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
  • But this is the time of the year when a win is a win, as the old saying goes.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • As the saying goes, where there’s a will, there’s a way.
    — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 2 Oct. 2019
  • As the saying goes, the dogs barked and the caravan moved on.
    — John R. Bolton, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The corny saying of ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ holds true.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2019
  • As the saying goes, the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
    — Brice Englert, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as the saying goes.
    — Brian Shore, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • As the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
    — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 24 Apr. 2018
  • There's not much truth to the 'fight like cats and dogs' saying.
    — Lauren Corriher, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2021
  • As the old saying goes -- where there's a fact, there's a gag.
    — Sherry Liang, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • And as the saying goes, what’s good for the goose is also good for the goslings.
    — Gear Team, Wired, 14 Jan. 2021
  • There’s this saying, The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Today, the writings come in the form of cards and sweet sayings on candy.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The old saying goes that when a door closes, a window opens.
    — Peter South, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There’s an old saying that demographics are destiny.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • And, as the saying goes, a nanometre is to a tennis ball as a tennis ball is to the whole earth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • An old saying during tax season is to file early so your refund is bigger, but this idea isn't accurate.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026

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