leading nowhere

Example Sentences

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Watts tried to make it in American indies, audition after audition leading nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

He added that Mr Hammam had seen media reports of Northern Ireland's interest and "was keen to know whether this was serious, or speculation, leading nowhere".

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

The days of being told you just need a spot on “The Tonight Show” are gone, and with myriad platforms, there appear to be many roads, most leading nowhere.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2023

A number of government panels and commissions have been appointed, all leading nowhere.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2018

They had dug another hole, most likely, she thought, just a dummy, leading nowhere.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien