dead end

Example Sentences

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"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

If the supply of schools doesn’t keep pace, tens of thousands of families will face the same dead end Florida families did—scholarships in hand but nowhere to spend them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

He skids along the maze, looking which way to go, and we laugh when he gets himself in a dead end.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor