Bobbsey twins
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Bobbsey twins
From the central characters in a series of children's books by Laura Lee Hope, pen name of a literary syndicate; some of the books are attributed to U.S. author Lillian C. Garis (1873–1954)
Example Sentences
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Obama and Clinton were never the Bobbsey twins when it came to Iran.
From Washington Post
Amber, James Bond, Arrowsmith, Queeg's ball bearings, or any of the Bobbsey twins.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When the Bobbsey twins first saw the small boat, and the fishermen in it trying to beat off the shark that was trying to get at them, the steamer was quite a little distance off.
From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Hope, Laura Lee
The Bobbsey twins had plenty to talk about now, and so did the other passengers.
From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Hope, Laura Lee
The Bobbsey twins looked, but all they could see was a faint speck, far out in the deep, blue sea.
From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Hope, Laura Lee
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