air castle
Example Sentences
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Was it an "air castle," or was it "a Turkish Babel?" asked the wags.
From Time Magazine Archive
A relation of theirs—though we should never guess it—is sitting upon her tiny air castle high up in an apple tree not far away,—a ruby-throated hummingbird.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
But a thousand dollars a week sure did sound good, and if the proposition was on the square— He snuggled down and began to build an air castle.
From The Thunder Bird by Bower, B. M.
If your view is confirmed, our project will have been an air castle.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von
Moreover, to teach school had long been her secret ambition, the solid foundation of many an air castle.
From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto
