will-o'-the-wisp
Example Sentences
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More myths would have surrounded the eerie blue glow of will-o'-the-wisp – methane from peat beds burning over the top of the marshes.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Instead, for some reason, he followed Javy Báez down the line, as if Javy Báez was a will-o’-the-wisp.
From Slate • May 27, 2021
In fairness to Itzkoff, it’s this very will-o’-the-wisp quality that makes Williams a tricky man to pin down.
From New York Times • May 15, 2018
The idea of parliamentary elections, in principle scheduled for September, at this point is only a will-o’-the-wisp.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2018
He glanced around his cell and quickly spotted her staring at him from the next cell over, just to the left of the floating will-o’-the-wisp globe that eerily lit the cells.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
