hobgoblin

Example Sentences

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I’m fine with that; a foolish adherence to canon is the hobgoblin of small minds.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2022

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” Emerson wrote, and in this respect at least, Thiel’s intellect lives up to its billing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Ralph Waldo Emerson is often misquoted as having said “consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2021

"This thing is a gigantic hobgoblin for her. She's freaked out by it and she does not want to entrust us with conducting a trial."

From Fox News • Dec. 19, 2019

Now that she’s their captive, the hobgoblin king has taken over the Goldengrove and turned it into the Dimwood.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish