How to Use wise man in a Sentence
wise man
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And the past is not even past, a wise man once declared.
—John Edgar Wideman, The New Yorker, 8 July 2021
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And as a wise man once said, Don’t stand on the tracks when the train’s coming through.
—Matt Breen, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
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Come for a reenactment of the story of the three wise men.
—Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 21 Dec. 2017
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As a wise man of words once wrote: The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
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As of May 2023, though, at least the three wise men of music, Moss, Somer, and Avant, were still around.
—Nicole Avant, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
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As a wise man once said, the best way to criticize a list is to make your own list.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
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But even this grumpy ol' wise man wrestled with his own code.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022
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This is the day that the three wise men arrived to visit the baby Jesus.
—Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
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In Syria, children wait for presents from the youngest of the three wise men’s camels, not Santa.
—National Geographic, 23 Dec. 2019
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Because then, as now, this wise man identified the need to move.
—Kathleen Woodhouse, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
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The older wise man is challenging the two younger refs on either side of him.
—Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
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Two millenniums ago wise men saw a light in the sky, a moving star.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2017
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The problem with the world today is that fools and fanatics are so certain, and wise men are full of doubt.
—Anna Silman, The Cut, 13 June 2018
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As a wise man recently said, nobody does a comeback like the movies...
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 29 May 2021
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The tale is split across a septet of singers who move in and out of solo, trio (i.e., shepherds and wise men) and ensemble passages.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
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These ancient grudges may appear arcane, but as the wise man knows, after money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
—Kevin Baker, New Republic, 15 Feb. 2018
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May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
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On the eve of Epiphany in Spain, some children leave their shoes on windowsills or balconies or by the front door for the Magi, or wise men, to fill with gifts.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Dec. 2017
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Liberals want the generals to leak to the press and hint that Trump is a dunce whose blunders force wise men like themselves to clean up the mess.
—Author: Victor Davis Hanson, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 June 2017
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The wise men of baseball like to say there are only two kinds of baseball players: those who have been humbled and those who are about to be.
—Tom Verducci, SI.com, 1 Sep. 2019
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Many Christians observe Epiphany to recall the three wise men who followed a star to find the baby Jesus.
—NBC News, 6 Jan. 2018
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Not my third eye, because the number 3 is a relic of Christian slavery from the Holy Trinity, the three wise men and the three blind mice.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 12 Jan. 2018
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Starring is a ritual that represents the three wise men following the star -- a star holder will spin the star while the rest of the group sings.
—Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2020
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But there’s no manger, shepherds, wise men or angels; just a chain-link fence surrounding the couple and the newborn.
—Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, 3 July 2018
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As wise men say, your presence itself is present enough on your best friend’s birthday… and maybe the actual presents are enough, too.
—Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 16 July 2023
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Why does every wise man in the history of cinema or wise woman or sage need to be British?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 July 2021
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Attendees will travel back in time and meet King Herod, the angels, shepherds, wise men and others who played a role in the first Christmas.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2019
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As a wise man once said, there’s a difference between owning and renting.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
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Your father sounded like a very kind and wise man who taught you some very practical and important life skills and habits.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 June 2021
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The true Stoic—the sage or wise man—is one who holds fast to virtue, having brought his will into harmony with the divine reason that rules all things.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
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