white elephant

Example Sentences

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The film was Titanic - a notorious white elephant, dismissed as a vanity project, and predicted to bring about the collapse of film studios Fox and Paramount.

From BBC

Not even the banks know what to do with this gargantuan white elephant.

From Los Angeles Times

Lord Forsyth described the project as "a complete white elephant and a disaster" and Leader of the House Baroness Smith of Basildon called the situation "unacceptable".

From BBC

“This will turn into a total white elephant,” said Capellán, president of the industrial park near the Dominican Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

During a debate in the House of Lords, Conservative peer Lord Forsyth called the project a "complete white elephant and a disaster".

From BBC