dead end

Example Sentences

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Artisanal makers of goat cheeses can be found along undulating roads through greenery that dead end at the foreboding promontory of Cabo Espichel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"Everyone is also coming to the conclusion that we're heading into a dead end," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

There is no dead end that isn’t obscuring some secret hatch or hidden door revealed by doing his own research.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

"The current system gives the illusion of a feedback loop, but it's a dead end."

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

She worked nights as a security guard in the projects, a job that was dangerous and equally dead end but paid a bit more.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times