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
P.S.," in which Julia wrote, "Do, Fan, use your influence with the old man and make him fix up the infernal old air castle.
From Tempest and Sunshine by Holmes, Mary Jane
He felt again the weight of his chains, and the air castle he had built for Ruth's occupancy suddenly took on the iridescent colors of a bubble.
From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell
All daydreaming builds this air castle; all ambition has this as its goal.
From The Nervous Housewife by Myerson, Abraham
If your view is confirmed, our project will have been an air castle.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von
