hobgoblin

Example Sentences

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He has taken Emerson’s nostrum about consistency being “the hobgoblin of little minds” to its acid-flashback extreme: no consistency, no mind to speak of, but one hell of a hobgoblin.

From Salon

But many people also "consider" the Earth to be flat or believe Ernst is a hobgoblin in a lady suit.

From Salon

There’s a catch: Every day, a blood offering, like a slice of liver, must be left for the Redcaps, the hungry, hooded hobgoblins who call the property home.

From New York Times

It is in part because of these abilities that she became a hobgoblin of the right - a villain whose name or imagine headlined countless fundraising pitches and political adverts.

From BBC

I’m fine with that; a foolish adherence to canon is the hobgoblin of small minds.

From The Verge