nine days' wonder

Example Sentences

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The boat and her evanescence were a nine days' wonder.

From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)

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

His mysterious disappearance had been a nine days’ wonder some ten years ago.

From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Blackwood, Algernon

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

The ice carnival and John's escape were a nine days' wonder.

From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary