nine days' wonder
Example Sentences
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A few of the smaller chieftains, like this Saxon Oswald, held their ground and fought it out; but it was a nine days' wonder, and nothing more.
From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John
Now it became a nine days’ wonder that they should have been so foolish as to admit faithless Mignon into their club.
From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine
The pursuit of Sheridan was an epic which aroused more than nine days' wonder; it led from London to Antwerp, from Antwerp to Paris, from Paris to New York and back to London again.
From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur
We do not, of course, allude to magnificent entertainments, such as are celebrated in the newspapers, and become a nine days' wonder; and are cited as costing, not hundreds, but thousands of dollars.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza
It was a nine days' wonder, and then, as happens with these things at Paris, no more was said about it.
From Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) by Pont-Jest, Ren? de
