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[ UK /hˈɒbɪhˌɔːs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
  2. a topic to which one constantly reverts
    don't get him started on his hobbyhorse

How To Use hobbyhorse In A Sentence

  • Many competitors make their own hobbyhorses, gluing-on eyes and attaching manes of thread that flutter as the rider gallops along. Times, Sunday Times
  • You want to distort the historical record to serve your modern political hobbyhorses. The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation
  • Wooden hobbyhorses evolved into velocipedes; velocipedes evolved into safety bicycles; safety bicycles evolved into automobiles. 19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads | Carlton Reid
  • The only movement towards Paul's position on one of his hobbyhorses is the mainstreaming of demonizing the Federal Reserve and fretting about the "soundness" of our money. News
  • Widespread sleep deprivation is one of PNH's hobbyhorses. Making Light: Open thread 134
  • don't get him started on his hobbyhorse
  • If he spent less time on his hobbyhorses and more on proving his thesis, this would be a better read. Full Circle: How the Classical World Came Back to Us by Ferdinand Mount
  • Build a half-million-dollar house next to the quarter-million-dollar barn where they could stable their expensive hobbyhorses and fleet of top-of-the-line ATVs. No Mercy
  • There are quite a lot of people with odd hobbyhorses. Times, Sunday Times
  • Creating some faux persona with catchphrases and hobbyhorses to draw people to your blog is a big mistake, because blogging is a long term gig and rare is the person who can keep up that sort of sham, particularly in writing.
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