hobgoblin
Example Sentences
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I’m fine with that; a foolish adherence to canon is the hobgoblin of small minds.
From The Verge ● Aug. 23, 2022
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
"This thing is a gigantic hobgoblin for her. She's freaked out by it and she does not want to entrust us with conducting a trial."
From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2019
The first English translation of the “Communist Manifesto” read, “A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Europe. We are haunted by a ghost, the ghost of Communism.”
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2018
“It’s not really the Dimwood. There’s no evil hobgoblin king here.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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