vacant hour
Example Sentences
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He played with the nonchalant air of one who was there merely to pass away a vacant hour, but his stakes were high and he played every shot.
From Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery by Pinkerton, A. Frank [pseud.]
Folk-tales were diverting, so they found their way into print, and were issued as curious literary matter fitted to supply diversion for a vacant hour.
From Folk-lore and Legends: German by Anonymous
You do not always find a successful Q.C. at his ease among his books, beneath the electric light, ready to give up a vacant hour to friendly colloquy.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Allen, Grant
As for buffoons and artists, to amuse a vacant hour or sketch a vacant face, we must frankly tell you at once that there is not one.
From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
A vacant hour is always the devil's hour.
From Stray Thoughts for Girls by Soulsby, Lucy H. M.
