idle rumor
Example Sentences
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That ain't any idle rumor, either, nor something that was hinted to me casual.
From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster
"It was only idle rumor," Peter Gross deprecated.
From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles
Minnie was right about the reinforcements, though the suggestion as to bloodhounds proved to be nothing but idle rumor.
From The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy by Anonymous
He had acted foolishly, and followed an idle rumor without sufficient thought.
From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.
"I think I had better not say it, for it may have been a mere idle rumor," answered Percy, who was now beginning to disclose some of his better traits of character.
From Taken by the Enemy by Optic, Oliver
