I kept checking the kettle every minute, but a watched pot never boils, so I decided to read a book instead.

After years of near-misses and being passed over for promotions, she was always a bridesmaid, never a bride in her professional life.

My manager, often wrong, never in doubt, made a bold announcement during the meeting.

She laughed as the kids ran past with mud on their clothes and sighed, 'a woman's work is never done'.

As the old proverb warns, never meet your heroes; when I finally introduced myself to the author I admired, I discovered he was impatient and petty and felt deeply disappointed.

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

Whenever I'm waiting impatiently for tea, my grandmother sighs and says, 'a watched kettle never boils,' to remind me to be patient.

When classmates tried to intimidate her, she calmly replied, "barking dogs never bite."

When the power went out and the pipes burst the same night, I couldn't help but think that misfortunes never come alone.

Don't worry about his threats; a barking dog never bites.