Hornet's nest Sentence Examples

hornet's nest

  • But on the other side the disorder became greater and greater, many regiments were used up, and Johnston himself killed in vainly attacking on a point of Wallace's line called the Hornet's Nest.

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  • You're right, the whole issue has stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest.

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  • Marcinkus ' removal from office would open a hornet's nest of financial sleaze.

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  • Rides range from The Hornet's Nest (you're cautioned to eat AFTER riding this one!) where you're tossed around in the air in unpredictable directions, to the Dodgems (bumper cars).

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