wild-goose chase

Example Sentences

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At least the Victorians were just sending their friends on a wild-goose chase to be funny, and not actively poisoning them.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

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

And then I lead the one-eyebrow man on a wild-goose chase through Przemyśl.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron