dead end

Example Sentences

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And with the comic timing of any sentence like that, Zeke and Miel turned a final corner and found themselves at a dead end.

From Literature

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

From Barron's

Musk previously described Dojo 2 as an “evolutionary dead end” and said clusters of its coming AI6 chips would provide an alternative path of AI processor development.

From Barron's

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

Investigators have gone down some dead ends, including authorities quickly taking into custody a “person of interest” who was later cleared and released.

From The Wall Street Journal