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
• These are the proverbial eyes and ears of the self-driving car.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
• The Ravens are caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• 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
• Indeed, all of these are and should be part of the proverbial plan.
  — Tim Maurer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 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
• This is where the proverbial rubber meets the road in the cleaning process.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2020
• Much proverbial ink has been spilled on the question of what to do about this.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• The line-ups at their proverbial door start to decrease.
  — Christine Dagenais, Forbes, 10 June 2021
• The kush hit him like the proverbial velvet glove with the iron fist inside.
  — Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Wired, 13 Nov. 2020
• And some feel stuck between a proverbial rock and a hard place.
  — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
• That felt like a real proverbial bow on the last four years.
  — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2021
• 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
• Chaves was thrown under the proverbial bus and was named as the sole leaker.
  — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 29 May 2021
• That proverbial window of contention seemed to be open for Miami in 2023.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
• Many of us feel that rather than addressing areas that could stand improvement in these programs, the White House has thrown out the proverbial baby with the bathwater.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025