molehill

Example Sentences

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Chris Ryley, who co-runs the pub, said "a mountain has been made out of a molehill" and that the dolls were "part of our history".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi -- from every mountainside.

From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2022

In another, two moles stare at a mountain in the distance, and one says, “It started out as a molehill, but then I just kept going.”

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2020

A molehill is even said to have caused the death of William of Orange, who was thrown from a horse that tripped over one.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2019

Pardon me, but I resented being called a molehill almost as much as being called a rat.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney