idle rumor
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That ain't any idle rumor, either, nor something that was hinted to me casual.
From On With Torchy by Foster Lincoln
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 T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
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
There is an idle rumor that Wilmington has been taken by the enemy.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
"But it is impossible," he added, more calmly; "it is a lie, a mere idle rumor."
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Gustav Freytag
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word