How to Use water under the bridge in a Sentence

water under the bridge

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  • And all that's water under the bridge.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But that’s water under the bridge.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Because there’s a lot of water under the bridge for all of us.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Now, three years later, the whole ordeal seems to be water under the bridge.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But there's been a lot of water under the bridge since 2007.
    Jon Keller, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Consider the whole thing water under the bridge.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
  • But clearly any supposed rivalry between the legendary bands is water under the bridge.
    Peter Gicas, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

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