dead duck
Example Sentences
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Offord described independence as a "dead duck", adding: "It's not going to happen."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
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
But though realignment as Westminster politicians have understood it is now a dead duck, a richer and deeper realignment is desperately needed.
From The Guardian • May 25, 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
