Sentence examples for was a proverbial from inspiring English sources

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

"It was a proverbial hole in the water," Mr. Elser said in a telephone interview from Rome, where he lives.

Even though the biggest payday in his glittering career beckoned Aldo knew that making his way to the cage on Saturday night was a proverbial step too far.

It was a proverbial flag patch sewn on a backpack, and as someone who makes an effort to downplay the fact that I'm a tourist when I travel, this granted no disguise.

"The sentence was a proverbial slap to him on the wrist and it was a slap to us in the face," she said, adding that she now felt fearful when treating intoxicated people.

(Isherwood) 'SANDRA BERNHARD: EVERYTHING BAD AND BEAUTIFUL' Sandra Bernhard was a proverbial rock star long before headline-making folks in even the most prosaic walks of life were being referred to as such.

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

"You can say I'm a proverbial cheerleader, but once my role was changed, I knew that I had to transition to something better.

I understand, it is a proverbial boogieman of the NHS lurking under the bed – it is presumed that if you don't stick your feet out from under the bed, you can merely ignore it.

That's a proverbial Goldilocks scenario for companies, neither too hot nor too cold, which could be one reason the stock market jumped more than one per cent on the news.

Their pride was also in America itself, for having reached a point that it could accept the possibility of a Jew -- and an Orthodox Jew at that -- being a proverbial heartbeat from the presidency.