After yet another engagement party, she sighed and muttered, 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride,' forcing a laugh to hide her disappointment.

When her small shop was on the verge of closing, she kept a note on her mirror that read it is always darkest before the dawn and refused to give up.

In her lecture on social policy she sighed, 'the poor we will always have with us,' and urged renewed efforts to reduce inequality.

Despite running a busy repair shop, the cobbler always wears the worst shoes, which perfectly illustrates the old saying.

When advising young players, my coach would often say, 'trust everybody, but always cut the deck,' using the proverb to emphasize cautious optimism.

My grandmother always said, 'trust everybody, but always cut the cards,' whenever we played family poker.

Even though we'd hoped he'd stay away, the bad penny always turns up at the reunion.

When dealing with difficult former coworkers, it's worth remembering the old proverb: the bad penny always comes back.

Whenever we try to keep him out of the business, a bad penny always comes back, dragging old problems with him.

When she felt like giving up, we reminded her that it is always darkest just before the dawn, and she found the courage to continue.