idle rumor

Example Sentences

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"It was only idle rumor," Peter Gross deprecated.

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles

There is an idle rumor that Wilmington has been taken by the enemy.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

"But it is impossible," he added, more calmly; "it is a lie, a mere idle rumor."

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

Nothing so shameful as this has ever come before, nothing that cuts so deep, nothing that has dragged France so low; therefore there is hope that this tale is but another idle rumor.

From Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 by Twain, Mark

"I think I had better not say it, for it may have been a mere idle rumor," answered Percy, who was now beginning to disclose some of his better traits of character.

From Taken by the Enemy by Optic, Oliver