will-o'-the-wisps

Here at night you were in a stream of twinkling moving stars, the lights on the wheels flashing by or coming toward you out of the dark ahead like will-o'-the-wisps.

Curation Myths: Some Assembly Required BikeSnobNYC 2009

Of course, both the Pax Americana and the Pax Republicana would prove will-o'-the-wisps.

Tom Engelhardt: The Ponzi Scheme Presidency 2009

Full of unprovable assertions about the effect of the liberation on will-o'-the-wisps such as "world opinion" and terrorist "recruiting," it compounds the common error of misstating our goal in Afghanistan.

Letters to the Editor 2005

Full of unprovable assertions about the effect of the liberation on will-o'-the-wisps such as "world opinion" and terrorist "recruiting," it compounds the common error of misstating our goal in Afghanistan.

Letters to the Editor 2005

The fog closed in around them, turning the naked bulbs strung along the pier railings into magical will-o'-the-wisps.

Jed the Dead Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

In the chill of the desert night, the breath of men and horses added will-o'-the-wisps of vapor to the dust.

Conan and The Mists of Door Green, Roland 1995

Beyond the trees, as I'd expected, the ground levelled out into an overgrown swamp of swaying reed clumps and foundered tree trunks, dank and slimy; and beyond that something like a lake opened up, glass-calm and motionless save for the will-o'-the-wisps jittering here and there.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

Many have wondered what it is, and there has been talk of will-o'-the-wisps, or souls of dead librarians who return to visit their realm.

The Name of the Rose Eco, Umberto 1980

His will-o'-the-wisps led me out of a dragon warren once.

The Source of Magic Anthony, Piers 1979

"I knew I couldn't handle it myself, so I sent out will-o'-the-wisps to summon help."

A Spell For Chameleon Anthony, Piers 1977