11 example sentences using hobgoblin.
Hobgoblin used in a sentence
Hobgoblin in a sentence as a noun
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
[1] "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
We are fighting an imaginary hobgoblin, an empty set.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" -- Emerson
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
In the words of Emerson: "\nA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
Another good quote along those lines is "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
I have new data that invalidates the old one, do you expect me to keep the same opinion even though I now think it's wrong?A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, etc.
The full sentence, which should relate to the issues of politics elsewhere in the thread: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
Hobgoblin definitions
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
See also: goblin
an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
See also: bugbear