blind alley
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Harry is drunk, despairing, lovesick and lost down blind alleys much of the time. — Scott Timberg, latimes.com, "Nordic noir master Jo Nesbø takes another dark twist with 'Knife'," 10 July 2019 One reason for this is that the new progressives seem to be determined to drive down the intellectual blind alley of identity politics. — The Economist, "The centre cannot hold - the failure of Change UK and the atrophying of political thought," 19 June 2019 The central issue explored by director Laura Brownson —and the one that probably got her started up this sociological blind alley—is about self-definition and identity politics. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘The Rachel Divide’ Review: Racial Profiling," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blind alley.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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