vacant hour
Example Sentences
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“In my next vacant hour, following the one devoted to Lafelle, I want to see Reverend Darius Borwell,” he directed.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
Oft would we leave, though well beloved, our play To chat at home the vacant hour away.
From The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by White, Henry Kirk
Folk-tales were diverting, so they found their way into print, and were issued as curious literary matter fitted to supply diversion for a vacant hour.
From Folk-lore and Legends: German by Anonymous
A vacant hour is always the devil's hour.
From Stray Thoughts for Girls by Soulsby, Lucy H. M.
He played with the nonchalant air of one who was there merely to pass away a vacant hour, but his stakes were high and he played every shot.
From Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery by Pinkerton, A. Frank [pseud.]
