soap bubble
a bubble of soapsuds.
something that lacks substance or permanence.
Origin of soap bubble
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How to use soap bubble in a sentence
A cell has a fluid outer membrane—like a double-layered soap bubble—that can pinch off into a separate, smaller bubble that wraps around cellular chemicals.
Scientists Create Artificial Mitochondria That Can Make Energy for Damaged Cells | Shelly Fan | September 21, 2021 | Singularity HubOr turn from the gray officials to the purple citizens of the soap bubble commonwealth of socialism.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe 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 PyleSo Margaret spoke, and then she sighed, remembering the reason why she should not attend soap-bubble parties.
The Mark Of Cain | Andrew LangIt 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
a bubble formed from soapy water
something that is ephemeral but attractive
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