merry chase
Example Sentences
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She leads a biographer on a merry chase.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022
A group of Yankees led detectives a merry chase all over Detroit on an innocent quest for popcorn at the Y.M.C.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
A stray dog scampered on to the courts, gave the players a merry chase.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile Jezebel was leading her husband a merry chase.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowd surged out of the Grand Ballroom into the corridor, as Algernon, scampering along the maroon carpeted hallway, led them a merry chase.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
