Definition: 1. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations. 2. A well-known phrase or statement that expresses sth about life that most people believe is wise and true.
Use 'saying' in a sentence:
1. He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up.
2. Today they're saying, "Oops, we made a mistake."
3. I'm not saying what he did was good, don't misunderstand me.
4. I couldn't hear what they were saying.
5. The sayings of Confucius offer guidance on this matter.
6. At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, "We're going to bring spouses".
7. As the old saying goes , where there's a will , there's a way.
8. Of course I'll help you. That goes without saying.
9. The Chancellor is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is "a price worth paying" to keep inflation down.
10. He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
11. Just listen to what I'm saying, will you!
12. She hurried away without saying goodbye.
13. Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.
14. He continued to ignore everything I was saying.
15. We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home.
16. She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things.
17. Her favourite saying was: 'There are a lot of people far worse off than me.'
18. Macmillan wrote back saying that he could certainly help.
19. He sommer hit me without saying anything.
20. Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.
21. He quickly interpreted to me what the Russian was saying.
22. Oh, I see what you're saying.
23. Apropos (of) what you were just saying.
24. You're nearly twenty, yet you keep saying silly things like that.
25. The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
26. I can't understand a word you're saying. Can't you speak the Queen's English?
27. At first the boy had not seemed much interested in what the teacher was saying, but when the teacher called him, he began to sit up.
28. Chris would have been well advised to heed the old saying "Never bite the hand that feeds you."
29. ‘Accidents will happen ’, as the saying goes .
30. There is no saying what may happen.
31. I could hear every word they were saying.
32. What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
33. It goes without saying that we have the right to refute them publicly.
34. She doesn't stop to think about what she's saying.
35. Nick's bank sent him a letter saying he was $500 overdrawn.
36. There's no saying how he'll react.
37. I heard them talking but I didn't listen to what they were saying.
38. I opened by saying, "Honey, you look sensational."
39. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
40. She wrote back saying that she couldn't come.
41. I don't understand what he's saying.
42. Well, as I was saying.
43. The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.
44. This just proves what I have been saying for some time.
45. She astonished us by saying she was leaving.
46. He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.
47. You can't stop people saying what they think.
48. I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
49. We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill.
50. He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.
51. You can't stop people from saying what they think.
52. I am well aware that in saying this I shall outrage a few susceptibilities.
53. What I am saying applies only to some of you.
54. Are you saying that she's trying to blot out all memory of the incident?
55. I can just imagine him saying that!
56. The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes.
