red herring
Example Sentences
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Hard, however, because the claim is a red herring.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Filip explained how the damage initially sent him off on a red herring.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“The childish scribbling handwriting is also a red herring for some of the more serious and sinister themes in the book, “ says Cash.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Firm jobs growth could also be a "red herring," warned EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco in a recent note.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
The guidebook full of clues that had led him to Switzerland had been nothing but a red herring.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
