dead end

Example Sentences

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The island is inching closer to a humanitarian crisis, and its insolvent government faces a dead end.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"The divers, unable to find the exit corridor, found themselves in a corridor to the left of what would have been the exit, which, however, was a dead end," she said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Owners Jingye seemed reluctant to ensure continued operations, and negotiations with the Chinese company to invest in new operations alongside government support hit a dead end.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The fact that Vance and his team weren’t ready even to stay over one night suggests either that they were very naive or that they knew the trip was a dead end.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The bad news: it was a dead end.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan