will-o'-the-wisp

Example Sentences

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More myths would have surrounded the eerie blue glow of will-o'-the-wisp – methane from peat beds burning over the top of the marshes.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Instead, for some reason, he followed Javy Báez down the line, as if Javy Báez was a will-o’-the-wisp.

From Slate • May 27, 2021

The idea of parliamentary elections, in principle scheduled for September, at this point is only a will-o’-the-wisp.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2018

The eccentric Ingle would flash "The Bomber's" will-o'-the-wisp routine in so-called exhibitions held amid smoke-filled Sheffield social clubs that amounted to little more than Graham tormenting have-a-go drunks with his hands held behind his back.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

Transcendentalism is a beacon to the angels, even if it be a will-o’-the-wisp to man.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker