get nowhere

Example Sentences

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Eventually Mr. Rosolie and his colleagues open up the Las Piedras Biodiversity Station to visitors and take them on multiweek adventures they can get nowhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

As I started writing “Revenge,” the reason that I ended up calling you, Brian, was because I could get nowhere in terms of interviews with people.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

Her belief grew, as did her ability to deliver delicately angled drop shots that the Spaniard could get nowhere near and she eventually sealed the set when Parrizas Diaz went long.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

Thinking he would get nowhere without business courses, he was surprised when a recruiter called him for an interview.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

You get nowhere appealing to commonplaces alien to your audience.*

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith