dead end

Example Sentences

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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

Gonzalez said labor organizations are often told to “work it out” with businesses but argued this was a dead end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Trying to reach a hypnotist who she believes has the missing piece of the puzzle she’s found herself caught up in, Lilian hits a dead end.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

The remains of these invisible dead end up in Dolores Cemetery, Mexico's largest, situated in Chapultepec Forest.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Some staff were laid off as the project approached what increasingly looked like a dead end, while others—mainly those whom Lawrence had reassigned from the Rad Lab—were returning to their former responsibilities at Berkeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik