Sentence examples for were proverbial from inspiring English sources

His strength and balance were proverbial.

Herrera posits shame and a refusal of victimhood; "starving Armenians" were proverbial in America in the nineteen-twenties.

Nobody would call them great, but they're proverbial.

His energy, his briskness, his whirlwind tactics are proverbial.

BEE hives are proverbial models of order.

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

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

His wealth was proverbial, and he made a number of rich gifts to the oracle at Delphi.

Recent funding efforts, while commendable, are proverbial drops in the bucket.

In general, his grades were the proverbial "gentleman's C".

"We felt as if we were the proverbial one player away from finishing it off.