wasted journey
Frequency: 6.03.1 per million words
a trip that was unnecessary or achieved nothing
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Examples (10)
- The train strike made our trip to the conference a completely wasted journey.
- She drove all the way there, only to find the shop closed – a truly wasted journey.
- He was frustrated by the wasted journey to the empty office.
- To avoid a wasted journey, always call ahead to confirm appointments.
- Many attendees complained about the wasted journey due to the last-minute cancellation.
- After two hours in traffic, finding the store closed felt like an utterly wasted journey.
- Don't let your efforts turn into a wasted journey by forgetting important documents.
- They hoped their long drive wouldn't be a wasted journey if the tickets were sold out.
- It was a wasted journey; the person we needed to see had already left.
- Despite the bad weather, they decided to risk the journey, hoping it wouldn't be wasted.