false trail
Example Sentences
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It took time to understand what we should have guessed: that he had laid a false trail.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013
The motorcade had also been something of a feint, and Main Street something of a false trail.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2012
In the novel, Pinkie's mob lay a false trail of these cards after Hale's death to create an alibi, and worry that Rose will remember that someone other than Hale placed the one she found.
From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2011
There is a false trail that seems to lead to Scotland; in fact, Pym is holed up as Mr. Canterbury in a Devon boardinghouse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Francis looked for numbers on the mailboxes, nosing into one false trail after another and backing out again, cursing, grinding the gears.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
