How to use "adage" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "adage" in popular movie and book plots

  • Starting with the old adage "Once there was a little girl.  - Sleep Like a Tiger
  • Bees are seen as they go about the non-stop business of pollination, giving adage to the saying "busy as a bee".  - Secrets of Life
  • He believes in the adage of life is short and carpe diem.  - Oye! (film)
  • George (George O'Brien) is a sailor and smooth-talking lady's man who believes in the adage "love 'em and leave 'em" when it comes to women.  - Sharp Shooters
  • Frequently mentioned is the adage that war is 99% waiting.  - The Fighting Lady
  • Avon refuses to be afraid of the prison time offering his old adage that he will serve two days, the day he goes in and the day he gets out.  - Mission Accomplished (The Wire)
  • Back in the interrogation room, the Janitor recalls an adage that "only the dead tell the truth".  - See What I Wanna See
  • The parting adage is "you're old only when you forget you're young".  - Monkey Business (1952 film)

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