hobby horse

Example Sentences

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This was his big hobby horse at that time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

When news leaked of Coolidge's hobby horse in 1925, pundits opined that his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, would be dismayed.

From Salon • May 7, 2022

But before you jump on your hobby horse, it’s worth looking at the bigger picture.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

I was a Ringwraith, having spent an unfeasible amount of money on eBay for a hobby horse.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2020

Ma Charles rocked herself like a child on a hobby horse, wearing the mile-long pout I was used to seeing on my sisters.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia