How to Use "proverbial" with Example Sentences

1. They are the proverbial dead wood .
2. The park as the proverbial candy shop
3. The turkish prime minister became the most popular leader in the proverbial arab street .
4. London ( cnn ) -- I have often thought of european officials as the proverbial " plate spinners " from the circus .
5. I 'm too far down the proverbial rabbit hole to be able to turn back , so part of me knows this is a permanent shift of some sort .