How to Use adage in a Sentence

adage

noun
  • As the adage goes, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.
    Camille Bromley, WIRED, 1 July 2024
  • But as the old adage says, heavy is the head that wears it.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The misery of the bed-maker is kind of the whole point of the adage.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
  • As the adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
    Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • But the adage held true Monday, much to the chagrin of the Cougars.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • There's an old adage which goes: When the cat's away, the mice will play.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • The old adage is that turnovers tend to come in bunches.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The old adage remains true that the dose makes the poison.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021
  • But as the adage goes, to be heard is not to be heeded.
    Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • The old adage is true, that the buck stops at the president’s desk.
    James Freeman, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
  • And there's that adage about not wanting to see how the sausage gets made.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2021
  • Many will follow the adage not to fight the central bank.
    Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
  • That adage about how a film is made three times — on the page, on the set and in the edit — is true.
    Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But as the adage goes, the best defense is a good offense.
    Melissa Russell, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • As the adage goes, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The hopeful glass-half-full adage has been around for decades.
    Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 31 July 2020
  • The adage states anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
    New York Times, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Forget the adage about bark and bite, these Dawgs seemed to be all dark and no light.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
  • There’s some truth to the adage for predicting a storm.
    Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
  • The old adage rings true: Two heads are better than one.
    Katie Attardo, Marie Claire, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The adage is true: the road to Hell is strewn with our disposable crap.
    The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • As the old adage goes, the only thing certain in life is change.
    Rob Catalano, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • This case brings a new meaning to the old adage that warns that what’s done in the dark will come to light.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 8 June 2022
  • There’s this adage for anybody that has worked in video.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The old adage rings true once again: These boots are made for walking.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Mar. 2022
  • As the adage goes, never let a good crisis go to waste.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The old adage says, frizz is just a curl waiting to happen.
    ELLE, 21 May 2022
  • In my opinion, the adage speaks to all men in the workforce today.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • And Hacks proved the old adage that the third time’s the charm, when its third season earned it the award for outstanding comedy series.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Third, the tacos were huge, affirming the adage everything is bigger in Texas.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024

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