will-o'-the-wisp
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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
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
Another is Yanowsky's will-o'-the-wisp solo, Sirin, choreographed by her brother Yury, who plays to her strengths: her steely technique, her way of making odd moves look natural, and familar ones – tendus, arabesques and suchlike – look strange.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2011
Around New York City, it seemed, there was a tiny enclave of impassioned, well-fed so-and-sos who had all gone mad for this will-o’-the-wisp of a savory.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2011
“What did I do, Jane? I transformed myself into a will-o’-the-wisp.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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