dead duck
Example Sentences
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Before it all started to get trippy, Scotland were losing 3-0 and Denmark were winning 1-0, a series of results that made Scottish hopes of automatic qualification a dead duck.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
Buffett is correct in acknowledging that the traditional newspaper business model is a dead duck in the long run, as readers transition to digital news websites.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2019
Well, Kennedy took a called third strike and Carp was a dead duck.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2011
Unless you invest, whether it's the better ones from the Championship or guys with experience of the Premier League, then you are on to a dead duck.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010
The dead duck on the mantelpiece let out a single protesting quack, but the portrait of Edward Ashton remained unchanged.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
