cum grano salis
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Things done cum grano salis, with a grain of salt, are done discerningly, as opposed to foolishly because you have no salt in your head, or in your soup.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
Now we all may be in heartfelt agreement with J Minogue, but surely, like MA Orthofer at the Literary Saloon, we've all learned by now to take Amazon reviews "cum grano salis".
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2010
Yet the reports from the Board, detailing such immense numbers of conversions made so miraculously of late years, under missionary auspices, should be received cum grano salis.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
They were accepted cum grano salis, applauded for their dexterity, and admired for the elegance with which they were able to elaborate thoughts in themselves of every slight artistic worth.
From Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Lahee, Henry Charles
Is this to be understood cum grano salis, or are we left to infer that the worthy author himself is not quite settled in his own mind as to the interpretation of the record?
From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 by Various
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