idle rumor
Example Sentences
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It is no idle rumor that I have told you.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
That is an idle rumor," said he; "two days ago they were still in Frankfort.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
That ain't any idle rumor, either, nor something that was hinted to me casual.
From On With Torchy by Foster Lincoln
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 Sterling Andrus Leonard
Perhaps no foe has more injured mankind than idle rumor.
From The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by F. Earl Christy
