white elephants

plural of white elephant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephants
Noun
  • Among the debris were bricks, tins of paint, stones, and other assorted rubbish.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The effort has so far transformed more than 10 tons of flowers from would-be rubbish into fragrant souvenirs.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In 1987, Penn State stopped Notre Dame’s 2-point conversion with 31 seconds remaining and hung on for a 21-20 victory.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There was no recovering from the damage that piled up — week after week — when the Bears were seconds, just one play away from improving to 5-2 in the thick of the NFC race.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“White elephants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephants. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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