little tin god

Example Sentences

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You say there was a light in the tent—I suppose Anson was there tinkering with his little tin god of a timepiece.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

The duke may remain a duke, but he won’t be such a little tin god on wheels.

From The Rough Road by Locke, William John

"You think you're quite the little tin god, don't you?"

From The Golden Amazons of Venus by Reynolds, John Murray

Thar ain't hardly an officer in this garrison thet ain't just achin' fer ter kick that squirt, but ther women—oh, Lord; they think he's a little tin god on wheels.

From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.

"He thinks he's a little tin god on wheels," the drayman said.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin