Sentence examples for proverbial for from inspiring English sources

The wrath of Artemis was proverbial, for to it myth attributed wild nature's hostility to humans.

This gold was proverbial for its purity until the 10th century.

Especially in the West, freedmen are astonishingly prominent in the record of inscriptions and proverbial for what the upper classes called unprincipled enterprise and vulgar moneygrubbing.

In later life, Dirac would become proverbial for his lack of social and emotional skills and his incapacity for small talk.

The boastful pride of the self-centred Arab warrior can be observed best in the poems of al-Ḥārith, who became proverbial for his arrogance.

Indore was an island of peace and prosperity in a sea of violence, and her rule became proverbial for justice and wisdom.

I began The Psychopath Test late at night, tired, dispirited and ill – then found myself laughing like the proverbial loon for page after page, for approximately the first 40, at least.

Yarusso is a co-founder of AtariAge.com, a Web site focused on classic games that includes news on "homebrew"–games recently made in the proverbial garages for forgotten systems and newly discovered prototype games for such systems.

And while Office 2003 had much better encryption than its predecessors, it still wasn't good enough for users with supersensitive information, like the proverbial formula for Coca-Cola.

Access to predatory home loans, for-profit student loans and high interest credit cards served as the proverbial closet for America's historical skeletons.

Pat yourself on the back for the things you do, rather than beat yourself with the proverbial stick for the things you don't.