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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ah, yes: The proverbial three-hour tour.
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From an easygoing girl she had metamorphosed into some one who wanted the proverbial all-or-nothing relationship.
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It was as if the strength of the sea had turned to the proverbial water.
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Naturally, there is the proverbial robin - well, robins to be precise.
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Santorini is about as stable as the proverbial blancmange.
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The result was a level of corruption which became proverbial .
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They speak an extraordinarily complex language rich in vocabulary, idiom, and proverbial expression.
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Today, South Park offers a self-fulfilling buzz, a spot with that proverbial Left Bank feel about it.