Sentence examples for a proverbial from inspiring English sources

You're guilty of missing a proverbial oil change or two.

For our university presidents, this was a proverbial no-brainer".

His lawyer, Lawrence V. Gelber, later told the court he needed "a proverbial breathing spell".

Now, people are lining up to put his head on a proverbial tee.

These works show the artist broaching Minimalist abstraction with a proverbial 10-foot pole.

Soon they found themselves in a proverbial "the dog ate my homework" situation.

A hero stepped up at the end in a proverbial cape (LeBron James).

He is a proverbial poor relation, who is a clerk in a chemical-supply store.

It was, he said, "a proverbial red flag for a filmmaker".

Mr. Yorke sang its lyrics, about confronting a proverbial thief, with steel in his tone.

He simply needed to walk a few blocks and not get hit by a proverbial car.