English language

How to pronounce blind alley in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse
Type of thoroughfare
Type Words
Type of course, course of action


all the clues led the police into blind alleys.
so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley.

Examples of blind alley

blind alley
If you let the method drive the analysis you end up in a blind alley like this.
From the economist.com
Well, it seemed to me he'd gone into a blind alley, and never quite got out of it.
From the guardian.co.uk
We begin and end in a film-noir rain, in what feels like a blind alley of the soul.
From the theater.nytimes.com
This is a bit of sleight-of-hand, directing the listener down a blind alley.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He jinks right and left before running down a blind alley and squandering possession.
From the guardian.co.uk
Or should they be honored even if they have explored a blind alley and shown it to be so.
From the fredbortz.scienceblog.com
Or they may find the document they have chosen is a blind alley and have to start again.
From the newscientist.com
This newspaper has long argued that chavismo is an atavistic blind alley for Latin America.
From the economist.com
He opted to dance down a blind-alley and was sandwiched between Brian O'Driscoll and Keith Earls.
From the canberratimes.com.au