How to Use adage in a Sentence

adage

noun

• As the adage goes, the kitchen is the heart of my home.
  — Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
• The days are long and the years are fast, or so the old adage says.
  — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
• As the adage goes, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.
  — Camille Bromley, WIRED, 1 July 2024
• Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, or so the old adage goes.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2019
• But as the old adage says, heavy is the head that wears it.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 10 Oct. 2022
• The misery of the bed-maker is kind of the whole point of the adage.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
• As the adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
  — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• But the adage held true Monday, much to the chagrin of the Cougars.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
• There's an old adage which goes: When the cat's away, the mice will play.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
• And there’s an age-old adage: What is said at the shop, stays at the shop.
  — NBC News, 29 Apr. 2020
• Good things come to those who wait, or so the old adage goes.
  — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 13 June 2019
• The old adage is that turnovers tend to come in bunches.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
• The old adage remains true that the dose makes the poison.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021
• But as the adage goes, to be heard is not to be heeded.
  — Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 21 June 2021
• In this case, the adage still rings true—good things come to those who wait.
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
• The old adage is true, that the buck stops at the president’s desk.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• And there's that adage about not wanting to see how the sausage gets made.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2021
• Many will follow the adage not to fight the central bank.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
• The Rams will have a full week to reflect on that adage from their coach.
  — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Oct. 2024
• That adage about how a film is made three times — on the page, on the set and in the edit — is true.
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• But as the adage goes, the best defense is a good offense.
  — Melissa Russell, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• As the adage goes, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
• The hopeful glass-half-full adage has been around for decades.
  — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 31 July 2020
• As the old adage goes: if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.
  — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
• The adage states anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
  — New York Times, 17 Jan. 2021
• Forget the adage about bark and bite, these Dawgs seemed to be all dark and no light.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
• There’s some truth to the adage for predicting a storm.
  — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
• The old adage rings true: Two heads are better than one.
  — Katie Attardo, Marie Claire, 4 Mar. 2021
• The adage is true: the road to Hell is strewn with our disposable crap.
  — The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
• As the old adage goes, the only thing certain in life is change.
  — Rob Catalano, Forbes, 2 May 2022

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025