going nowhere
Example Sentences
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Starmer's spokesman insisted Thursday that the prime minister was going nowhere.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The Angels are once again in last place and going nowhere.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
But episode 6 opens as a virtual music video starring Mr. Kutcher; there are bold digressions into storylines that seem to be going nowhere and end up somewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
In one message in November 2018, Summers wrote to Epstein, “Think for now I’m going nowhere with her except economics mentor.”
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
When we got to our cabin, the sheriff said, “OK, Little Charlie, I wants Judge Byrd to go out with me and look at that area. Y’all ain’t planning on going nowhere, are you?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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