soap bubble


noun
  1. a bubble of soapsuds.

  2. something that lacks substance or permanence.

Origin of soap bubble

1
First recorded in 1805–15

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How to use soap bubble in a sentence

  • Or turn from the gray officials to the purple citizens of the soap bubble commonwealth of socialism.

  • He could destroy all of this happiness as easily as one can destroy a beautiful soap-bubble that a child has created from nothing.

    A Modern Aladdin | Howard Pyle
  • So Margaret spoke, and then she sighed, remembering the reason why she should not attend soap-bubble parties.

    The Mark Of Cain | Andrew Lang
  • It is as if I blew a soap-bubble, all iridescent, and you said you would come to look at it in ten minutes.

    Dodo's Daughter | E. F. Benson
  • Some may think this extravagant praise for a little story which, after all (they will say), is flimsy as a soap bubble.

    Adventures in Criticism | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for soap bubble

soap bubble

noun
  1. a bubble formed from soapy water

  2. something that is ephemeral but attractive

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