idle rumor
Example Sentences
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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.
It is no idle rumor that I have told you.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Perhaps no foe has more injured mankind than idle rumor.
From The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by Christy, F. Earl
I trust you are making them upon some better grounds than mere personal prejudice or idle rumor, if you expect me to believe them.
From Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 by Various
Even idle rumor, so usually unjust, did him no wrong.
From The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
