wild-goose chase
Example Sentences
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It was the kind of perfume that sends you on a wild-goose chase through glossy department stores — even though your body chemistry might transform the most elegant notes into headache-inducing garbage.
From Washington Post
Has she discovered an illegal or improper activity in the District government, or is she leading an ill-informed wild-goose chase?
From Washington Post
That year, a man walked into a bank with a bomb locked onto his neck; the F.B.I. was led on a wild-goose chase by the conspirators in order to remove it.
From New York Times
One was the Black Cat Orchestra, a somewhat eccentric mix of instruments causing Goldston to go “on a wild-goose chase” to find applicable repertoire.
From Seattle Times
Leonard, Raj and Howard, three main characters, go on a wild-goose chase, trying to find thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin they mined seven years ago.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
