will-o-the-wisp

The Gliese 581 system has a persistent will-o-the-wisp quality.

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: Once Again With Feeling: The Planets of Gliese 581 Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2010

The Gliese 581 system has a persistent will-o-the-wisp quality.

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: Once Again With Feeling: The Planets of Gliese 581 Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2010

After Gettysburg, he resigned his post to pursue another will-o-the-wisp, the management of a gold mine in California.

Meaning In a Meadow Michael J. Lewis 2011

This was a tough, tricky test for the fifth seed, but ultimately the Frenchman could not quite sustain the darting, will-o-the-wisp brilliance of the opening set and a half.

Wimbledon 2010 live blog: 23 June Xan Brooks at Wimbledon 2010

What a thrill it must be to see your work out there in the real, physical world instead of the ephemeral, will-o-the-wisp, online one.

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When the inspiration comes, it is something of so subtle, tenuous, will-o-the-wisp nature that it almost defies definition.

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The scoring here's by Danny Elfman, perhaps typecast for those wonderful, will-o-the-wisp themes that he's written for a variety of costumed heroes, from "Batman" to "The Flash" to "Spiderman."

Movie Music 2009: Oscar-Nominated Scores 2009

The scoring here's by Danny Elfman, perhaps typecast for those wonderful, will-o-the-wisp themes that he's written for a variety of costumed heroes, from "Batman" to "The Flash" to "Spiderman."

Movie Music 2009: Oscar-Nominated Scores 2009

She couldnt see him but followed the darting witchlight he carried, like a traveler being led through a swamp by a treacherous will-o-the-wisp.

Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

On the other hand, the pure economic model he preached would have eluded him here like a will-o-the-wisp.

Confucianism and the Impact of Sociopathy, Part II 2009