Advertisement
Advertisement
false trail
noun as in red herring
Discover More
Example Sentences
It was she who sent couriers to start the caravan of the Feringhis on a false trail back to Delhi.
From Project Gutenberg
He had followed many a false trail and failed in hospital and asylum.
From Project Gutenberg
The tobacco pipe, the dead matches and the footprint were planted there purposely as a blind to put us on a false trail.
From Project Gutenberg
Half-way up there were gates to the right and the left, and here the blown but wary hare had laid his first false trail.
From Project Gutenberg
Now the false trail leads east, so it's only reasonable to suppose that they've gone west.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse