dead end

Example Sentences

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Owners Jingye seemed reluctant to ensure continued operations, and negotiations with the Chinese company to invest in new operations alongside government support hit a dead end.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

For the better part of the day, I groped blindly through the labyrinth in the whiteout, retracing my steps from one dead end to another.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer