The committee, horribile dictu, approved the budget despite the glaring errors.

The explorer cried mirabile dictu when he discovered the hidden valley.

The committee dismissed the old legal dictums as outdated and impractical.

When debated at the gallery opening, Judd's dictum prompted heated arguments about whether a pile of crumpled paper could truly be considered art.

Although the judge's obiter dictum did not form part of the binding decision, lawyers still cited it to support their argument.

The judge's dictum on the matter set the tone for future cases.