How to Use proverbial in a Sentence

proverbial

adjective

• The walls may be white, but this is the proverbial glass house.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
• To get back on the proverbial horse (whose name is Tiffany).
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• Those deals are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, though.
  — Imani Moise, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
• The proverbial storm started in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic.
  — Hansa Bhargava, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• But back in the days when Covid was rampant, the fate of the five-song suite was up in the proverbial air.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
• Now comes the hard work of threading the proverbial needle.
  — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• But how to separate the proverbial blender wheat from the chaff?
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2023
• But what happens when both halves wear the proverbial trousers?
  — Grace McCloud, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
• That led to an initial jam session to check the proverbial vibes.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2024
• The injury represents a proverbial kick in the teeth for the team, franchise and fans.
  — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
• For the first time since before the 2001 season, Belichick is on the proverbial hot seat.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• My ethos was to be a proverbial sledgehammer to the door that people have to knock on.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2022
• On Friday, 145 pounds came out of the proverbial hat to start all four matches.
  — J. Daniel Pearson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
• And there are so many presents under this proverbial tree.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• After all, there is always light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 June 2023
• Unfortunately, the next step is that the wheels start to come off the proverbial bus.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Walgreens has been on the proverbial chopping block for some time.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 20 Feb. 2024
• Essentially, the best anoraks are up for the proverbial job.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• But what knocked my proverbial socks off is not what the above-the-knee-amputee did above the water, but under it.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• Have the Portland Trail Blazers turned the proverbial corner?
  — oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2023
• Now, Paris Fashion Week is opening with the slice of a proverbial ribbon.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
• But everybody knows how, in the course of time, the proverbial other dog arrives.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• The cost goes up Dec. 16, and spots are limited, so pull that proverbial trigger!
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• Paramount+ says the drama is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
• Ten years ago, Jeffries was the man in the proverbial ring, hired to bring a professional soccer team back to the Queen City.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
• Coach Erik Spoelstra is going to throw everything but the proverbial kitchen sink at the Celtics.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
• Not everyone has that drive, that compulsion, to see what’s at the bottom of the proverbial cliff.
  — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
• To others, the Asian hatchery fish are proverbial red herrings.
  — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2022
• Despite these differences, the usual creams of the proverbial crop are expected to make waves and get past the group stage.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
• Built on a fine-tuned blank, its length and medium-heavy power combine to launch crankbaits the proverbial country mile.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024