pearl of wisdom
noun
plural pearls of wisdom
: a wise word or statement
He offered some pearls of wisdom about raising children.
—often humorousA crowd of reporters gathered around the coach after the game to hear him dispense his usual pearls of wisdom.
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The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.
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EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Everyone Delia meets tends toward the kind and supportive with a pearl of wisdom or two to offer, and no one is ever cutting or cruel — except representatives from telephone companies.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Whether from those books or from his father Jim (Scott Glenn), Yancy’s regularly dropping pearls of wisdom throughout the season.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
As a longtime startup investor and occasional blogger, Altman is fond of dispatching pearls of wisdom.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
During spring training he was taken under the wing of Casey Stengel, the legendary Yankees manager who won seven World Series titles from 1949 to 1958 and whose pearls of wisdom in fractured English were priceless.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
John Oates carefully sidestepped the elephant in the room on Wednesday during his keynote conversation at SXSW, even as the veteran hitmaker offered anecdotes and pearls of wisdom from his more than 50 years in the music business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
To celebrate the close of another year, below are some of the best pearls of wisdom from the women featured in the Broadsheet all year long.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
Read on for those pearls of wisdom—and where to find the wear-with-anything neutrals that feel so appealing right now.
—Alex Badia, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2023
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EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Everyone Delia meets tends toward the kind and supportive with a pearl of wisdom or two to offer, and no one is ever cutting or cruel — except representatives from telephone companies.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Whether from those books or from his father Jim (Scott Glenn), Yancy’s regularly dropping pearls of wisdom throughout the season.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
As a longtime startup investor and occasional blogger, Altman is fond of dispatching pearls of wisdom.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
During spring training he was taken under the wing of Casey Stengel, the legendary Yankees manager who won seven World Series titles from 1949 to 1958 and whose pearls of wisdom in fractured English were priceless.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
John Oates carefully sidestepped the elephant in the room on Wednesday during his keynote conversation at SXSW, even as the veteran hitmaker offered anecdotes and pearls of wisdom from his more than 50 years in the music business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
To celebrate the close of another year, below are some of the best pearls of wisdom from the women featured in the Broadsheet all year long.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
Read on for those pearls of wisdom—and where to find the wear-with-anything neutrals that feel so appealing right now.
—Alex Badia, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2023
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