lead nowhere

Frequency: 7.311.7 per million words

Often used figuratively to mean having no useful result.

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Examples (20)

  • Our current strategy seems to lead nowhere, we need a new approach.
  • This discussion seems to lead nowhere.
  • Following that line of inquiry will only lead nowhere and waste time.
  • Their efforts ultimately lead nowhere.
  • Their endless debates always lead nowhere, with no resolution ever reached.
  • Arguing further will just lead nowhere.
  • He realized that his efforts to reconcile them would ultimately lead nowhere.
  • Without a clear plan, the project might lead nowhere.
  • The ongoing negotiations appear to lead nowhere, failing to bridge the divide.
  • All his investigations lead nowhere, yielding no clues.
  • Many promising ideas initially lead nowhere before a breakthrough occurs.
  • Such debates often lead nowhere productive.
  • She felt her career was beginning to lead nowhere, prompting her to seek new opportunities.
  • She felt her career was beginning to lead nowhere.
  • Trying to argue with him usually leads nowhere; he never changes his mind.
  • The police chase lead nowhere, as the suspect escaped.
  • Often there are discoveries which lead nowhere.
  • Rambling conversations usually lead nowhere specific.
  • Without clear goals, all your hard work might just lead nowhere.
  • If we keep going this way, we'll lead nowhere.