idle rumor
Example Sentences
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"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
"It was only idle rumor," Peter Gross deprecated.
From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles
That ain't any idle rumor, either, nor something that was hinted to me casual.
From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster
It is no idle rumor that I have told you.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Lady Gregory describes in her notes on Spreading the News how the play grew out of an idea of picturing tragic consequences from idle rumor and defamation of character.
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Leonard, Sterling Andrus
