How to Use saying in a Sentence

saying

noun
  • As the saying goes, home is where the heart is.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
  • That's how the saying goes, right?
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But as the saying goes, then there are the facts on the ground.
    — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • As the old saying goes, heavy is the head that wears the crown.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • But strength, as the saying goes, comes from the mouth of babes.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • When the cat’s away the mice will play, or so the saying goes.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020
  • There's not much truth to the 'fight like cats and dogs' saying.
    — Lauren Corriher, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2021
  • As the saying goes, no one knows where the next war will be fought.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022
  • As the old saying goes -- where there's a fact, there's a gag.
    — Sherry Liang, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a fish.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • But, as the saying goes, what the right hand gives the left hand takes.
    — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Your brain’s saying, Is your mouth dry?
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Kids can be cruel, as the old saying goes.
    — Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The early bird gets the worm, as the old saying goes.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
  • As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What’s that famous saying about hell hath no fury?
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2026
  • As the saying goes, great things come in small packages.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • As the saying goes, great things come in small packages.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • But this is the time of the year when a win is a win, as the old saying goes.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • But, as the saying goes, that's what makes a market.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as the saying goes.
    — Brian Shore, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • As the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
    — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Pride, the saying goes, comes before a fall.
    — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Pride, the saying goes, comes before a fall.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • As the old saying goes, don’t try to eat an elephant in one bite.
    — Bob Rhatigan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Like the saying goes, hurt relieves hurt.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • In both, to bastardize a saying, the play’s the thing.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Turnovers come in bunches, the saying goes.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But, like the old saying goes, the cover-up was worse than the crime.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
  • Age and guile, as the old saying goes, beat youth and skill every time.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026

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