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Example sentences for: adage

How can you use “adage” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The political adage states that politics stops at the water's edge.
’ I suppose this just supports an old adage: footnotes are forgettable.
Prudie is thinking of the forest ranger's adage: Fight fire with fire.
Remember the old adage: There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing.
To sum up, in terms of the adage that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, the book's enthymematic nature suggests that not quite enough sweat has been broken.