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.
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)
That is an idle rumor," said he; "two days ago they were still in Frankfort.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
It was rumored yesterday that the President would surely die,—an idle rumor, perhaps.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
Nothing so shameful as this has ever come before, nothing that cuts so deep, nothing that has dragged France so low; therefore there is hope that this tale is but another idle rumor.
From Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 by Twain, Mark
