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
All daydreaming builds this air castle; all ambition has this as its goal.
From The Nervous Housewife by Myerson, Abraham
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.
This was enough to cause nearly every one to look upon it as a bubble or air castle.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
I'm sorry to shatter your air castle," said Tom; "but for the life of me I can't see how it will work.
From Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
