merry chase
Example Sentences
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She leads a biographer on a merry chase.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
A stray dog scampered on to the courts, gave the players a merry chase.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the fast first movement, Mennin led the strings and woodwinds over hill & dale on a merry chase, with the brass barking right along with them.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the way home, the sprightly quarry leads the hard-breathing hunter a merry chase through an amusement park; and before he can catch up with her, old age catches up with him.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowd surged out of the Grand Ballroom into the corridor, as Algernon, scampering along the maroon carpeted hallway, led them a merry chase.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
