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
• The Minecraft servers were the proverbial canary in the coal mine.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2021
• But now the proverbial brush—read: the phone—is in our hand.
  — Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 18 May 2022
• To get back on the proverbial horse (whose name is Tiffany).
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• When Shanae returns to the group, the poop hits the proverbial fan.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2022
• 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
• Which is not to say that the show is out of the proverbial deep, dark woods yet.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The seas are warming at a rate that could boil alive the proverbial toad.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
• Now comes the hard work of threading the proverbial needle.
  — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• Just like that, the Missouri Tigers’ backs are against the proverbial wall.
  — Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
• But how to separate the proverbial blender wheat from the chaff?
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2023
• Any proverbial skeletons that may have been missed will emerge in the days and weeks to come.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• Gospel has flourished in the church; trap music in the proverbial streets.
  — Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
• 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
• In short, the fix was in the moment Ron DeSantis put his thumb on the proverbial scale.
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
• 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
• Settle was the proverbial kid in a candy store at the market.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2022
• And no, Ohtani will not run into the proverbial phone booth and sprint out to the mound to surprise everyone.
  — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
• There are still occasional glimpses of what first made the world swoon in the early 2000s, but the proverbial clocks are ticking.
  — Al Shipley, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024