wild-goose chase
Example Sentences
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One of the cinematic highlights of the 2024 New York International Children’s Film Festival could be described, at least partly, as a wild-goose chase.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
After something like a wild-goose chase, the grounds crew wrapped the big bird in a towel, placed it into a plastic recycling bin and retreated back into the Dodgers dugout.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022
This time, the judges not only threw out Mr Odinga's case, but they chastised his legal team, saying the court had been sent on "a wild-goose chase".
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022
It has also led to a wild-goose chase.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
What must have happened, he came to realize, was that Fred had left the door to her suite open when he rushed in to save her after returning from his wild-goose chase.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
