molehill

noun

mole·hill | \ ˈmōl-ˌhil

Definition of molehill

: a little mound or ridge of earth pushed up by a mole

Examples of molehill in a Sentence

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This is a perfect example of how media hype can spin molehills into mountains. ... — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, "Ryan Kavanaugh Beats $110M Film Finance Fraud Suit," 8 Mar. 2018 McDonald's standard Big Mac is a molehill by comparison at 540 calories. — Eli Blumenthal, ajc, "Chili’s 1,650-calorie Boss burger is a massive meat monstrosity," 22 May 2018 There's a tendency in this modern political and media environment to see everything as a mountain -- even the molehills. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "A Wednesday (and week!) to remember," 18 May 2018 The story hasn’t changed so much as it’s gone from molehill to mountain, snowball to boulder. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "The fascinating potential and unrealistic pressure awaiting Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes," 11 Jan. 2018 The Democratic counter is that the memo is a one-sided partisan summary that takes investigative actions out of context in order to make mountains out of molehills. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "The Clamor over the Nunes ‘FISA Abuse’ Memo," 25 Jan. 2018 But not only that, let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee; let freedom ring from every hill and molehill in Mississippi - from every mountainside, let freedom ring. — kansascity, "Remembering Dr. King through his words that stirred the heart — and action," 15 Jan. 2018 Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountainside, let freedom ring. — Author: Martin Luther King Jr. | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, "‘I have a dream’," 14 Jan. 2018 The current Tory front bench is a row of exhausted molehills. — The Economist, "Meet the Conservative Party’s new torchbearers," 7 Oct. 2017

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