air castle
Example Sentences
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Was it an "air castle," or was it "a Turkish Babel?" asked the wags.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another crisis in his life came a year after the downfall of his air castle, and just as the south was preparing to enter upon her fatal struggle.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
But he did not, because chance threw him a bit of solid material on which to rebuild his air castle for Helen May.
From Starr, of the Desert by Bower, B. M.
He tried to put it out of his mind, but the captivating air castle would not down.
From Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England by Munn, Charles Clark
All daydreaming builds this air castle; all ambition has this as its goal.
From The Nervous Housewife by Myerson, Abraham
