white elephant
Example Sentences
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Not even the banks know what to do with this gargantuan white elephant.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
During a debate in the House of Lords, Conservative peer Lord Forsyth called the project a "complete white elephant and a disaster".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
The IOC is sensitive about spiraling costs and potential white elephant projects, so encourages local organizers to use venues in other countries.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
In 2002 Lorn - by then a student in Glasgow - found a small white elephant in a gift shop and sent it to her granny for Christmas.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
On the page, red diamond-covered trailers passed by first, and each one advertised its contents: roaring lions and tigers, charging rhinos and furious hippos, and a majestic white elephant at the very end.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
