dead end

Example Sentences

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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

Kennedy, an attorney who has no medical or scientific training, has called research into autism’s genetics a “dead end.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Barron's

It looks like a dead end at first glance.

From Literature