dead end
Example Sentences
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"The first part is like a tube station, with a dead end and a platform, then from the platform smaller tunnels went at right angles."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Despite the promising findings, the research reached a dead end because scientists could not determine the molecules' exact three dimensional structures.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
In an interview with the Financial Times, the Turing Award winner lamented that, although "he learns fast," Wang has "no experience with research" and was on "a dead end" quest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The island is inching closer to a humanitarian crisis, and its insolvent government faces a dead end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Cuz if this is a dead end, I got nothing more to offer and she ain’t offering nothing neither.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
