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
Maybe he knew that newspaper stories should be taken cum grano salis, and then maybe he knew me.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.
Exactly; that's why I want you to take religion cum grano salis.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, a Dialogue, Etc. by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
The more highly cultured man may always explain religion to himself cum grano salis; the man of learning, the thoughtful mind, may, in secret, exchange it for a philosophy.
From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur
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