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Necessity, proverbially, is the mother of invention, and human responsiveness to necessity has regularly mothered the necessary inventions or brought about the necessary changes of direction.

Invisible Success Story 1975

In the rapidity of the Queen's enunciation he had not time to examine whether she had employed this expression proverbially or with a direct reference; but at all events, he decided not to notice it, and was indeed prevented from doing so by the Queen, who continued, looking at Cinq-Mars:

The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

In the rapidity of the Queen's enunciation he had not time to examine whether she had employed this expression proverbially or with a direct reference; but at all events, he decided not to notice it, and was indeed prevented from doing so by the Queen, who continued, looking at

Cinq Mars — Complete Alfred de Vigny 1830

She was at that time so beautiful, that she was called proverbially, "La belle Bretonne," and by the English the

Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical 1827

'24' and then for five hours on the weekend, I got to kind of proverbially let my hair down and play this character and talk like that and be a kid.

KTVO3 - KTVO News 2009

'24' and then for five hours on the weekend, I got to kind of proverbially let my hair down and play this character and talk like that and be a kid.

KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2009

Librarians often have to walk that line between giving a person a fish and teaching her how to fish, proverbially speaking, says Thill.

Study: College students rarely use librarians' expertise 2011

I learned that regaining softball skills is proverbially like riding as bicycle.

Batting .666 2009

Meantime, the world coffee scene shifted, leaving Mexico - and the pier at Puerto Angel - proverbially hung out to dry.

Mexico's endless Pacific beach: sun, surf, sand, seafood and solitude 2009

He should never smoke before the ladies have left the dining-room, except in unusual instances; he should not smoke when any one — with a real voice — is singing, for tobacco smoke is death to vocal success and causes great discomfort to singers, whose throats, being highly trained, are proverbially sensitive.

Smoking Etiquette | Edwardian Promenade 2010