adage
IPA: ˈædʌdʒ
noun
- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
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Examples of "adage" in Sentences
- As the article says, it is an adage.
- This also doesnt contradict the adage.
- In response I'd repeat the old a adage.
- It is, as the article accurately states, an adage.
- As it is stated, the adages deal strictly with landing.
- 'The end would justify the means', as the old adage goes.
- He believes in the adage of life is short and carpe diem.
- Unfortunatly the french page for adage is not very explicit.
- In the military there's an old adage that you salute the person.
- In the military there's an old adage that you salute the rank not the person.
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