nine days' wonder
Example Sentences
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It was a nine days' wonder in the neighbourhood, and the oddities of Hawthorn were held to be dangerous by the squires, while farmers cursed him for his liberality.
From The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant by Wilson, Alexander Johnstone
The boat and her evanescence were a nine days' wonder.
From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)
The ice carnival and John's escape were a nine days' wonder.
From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
Let their old host and hostess enjoy a nine days' wonder.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
As they had come, so they had gone, and the matter remained a nine days' wonder.
From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles
