wild-goose chase
Example Sentences
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After something like a wild-goose chase, the grounds crew wrapped the big bird in a towel, placed it into a plastic recycling bin and retreated back into the Dodgers dugout.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022
The court presented a unanimous, sweeping rejection of the arguments by the opposition, describing them variously as “sensationalism,” “hearsay,” and “a wild-goose chase that yielded nothing of value.”
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
This time, the judges not only threw out Mr Odinga's case, but they chastised his legal team, saying the court had been sent on "a wild-goose chase".
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022
It has also led to a wild-goose chase.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
Or to stand in the shadow of Osh’s impatience, his suspicion that this was a wild-goose chase.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
