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Proverbially meaning
- In a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs.
- In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.
Using Proverbially
- The main meaning on this page is: In a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs. | In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.
Context around Proverbially
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Proverbially
- In this selection, "proverbially" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, woods, become, teach, shot, despite and ensnared stand out and add context to how "proverbially" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as he proverbially says all and brittany was proverbially wealthy throughout. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "proverbially" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with proverbially
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Moreover, I highly recommend tackling bosses with a friend, since two heads are proverbially better than one. (17 words)
It was an unprecedented act, given that until that moment Italian politicians were proverbially serious and formal. (17 words)
If the remake is bloated and meandering, the original is lean and proverbially shot right out of a Tommy Gun in its pacing. (23 words)
She notices in the course of those proverbially long August vacation seasons in France that on the terrace of a nearby house lies a man in a chaise longe, day and night with no sign of moving. (37 words)
However, since cash is still needed in order to carry out transactions this means that more "trips to the bank" are necessary in order to make withdrawals, proverbially wearing out the "shoe leather" with each trip. (36 words)
Fiat money fosters what I have previously described as collective corruption,wherein many people become proverbially ensnared by the structures that fiat money establishes, fostering dependency and entrenching its influence. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
If the remake is bloated and meandering, the original is lean and proverbially shot right out of a Tommy Gun in its pacing.
Maybe it's repressed, maybe it's acknowledged baggage, but it's clear that the film's protagonist isn't out of the woods proverbially despite being so physically.
Fiat money fosters what I have previously described as collective corruption,wherein many people become proverbially ensnared by the structures that fiat money establishes, fostering dependency and entrenching its influence.
She notices in the course of those proverbially long August vacation seasons in France that on the terrace of a nearby house lies a man in a chaise longe, day and night with no sign of moving.
This came less than 24 hours after Jason and Travis had secured the proverbially ‘bag’ and inked a reported $100 million deal with Amazon for exclusive rights to their podcast.
Because this command (and elsewhere) states “live,” Jewish tradition has come to teach proverbially that Jews are meant to live by the law, not die by it.
Moreover, I highly recommend tackling bosses with a friend, since two heads are proverbially better than one.
The club is extremely fortunate to have a player like Juan Mata to act as their player spokesperson; as he proverbially says all the right things, time and time again.
Brittany was proverbially wealthy throughout much of its history: it prospered from trade before and during Roman rule, mid-ninth century legal documents reveal peasant landowners suing lords for trespass.
However, since cash is still needed in order to carry out transactions this means that more "trips to the bank" are necessary in order to make withdrawals, proverbially wearing out the "shoe leather" with each trip.
It was an unprecedented act, given that until that moment Italian politicians were proverbially serious and formal.