nine days' wonder
Example Sentences
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At the college it was a nine days' wonder, but I let them wonder.
From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
A "nine days' wonder" appears in the pages of the "Troilus" of Chaucer, as "Eke wonder last but nine daies never in towne."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
The ice carnival and John's escape were a nine days' wonder.
From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
The duel between Sir Maxwell Danby and Leslie Travers was a nine days' wonder.
From Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days by Marshall, Emma
—Did any particular circumstance give rise to the saying, "A nine days' wonder?"
