blind alleys
- plural of blind alley.
Example Sentences
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Bradley Barcola, brought in for his pace, ran down blind alleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In many cases, the threat of costly legal action can silence critics, leaving the scientific record uncorrected, which risks other researchers wasting funding by chasing down blind alleys.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 4, 2024
The lessons gleaned from "End Times" could help redirect us away from blind alleys as we seek to find our way through the challenges confronting us in the turbulent 2020s.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
Researchers are learning about the virus at lightning speed, with their disagreements, debates and "blind alleys" illuminated under an unusually public spotlight.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
In the sealed-off passageways, beyond blind alleys, that I would never see.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
