Blind Alley

Pronunciation: /blaɪnd ˈæli/

Definitions of blind alley

noun a situation or course of action that leads to nothing

Example Sentences

A1 I got lost in a blind alley while exploring the city.

A2 The detective followed the suspect into a blind alley.

B1 The project seemed promising at first, but it turned out to be a blind alley.

B2 After years of research, the scientist realized he had been pursuing a blind alley.

C1 The company's decision to invest in the new technology turned out to be a blind alley.

C2 The politician's attempt to pass the controversial bill led him into a blind alley of public backlash.

Examples of blind alley in a Sentence

formal The investigation led them down a blind alley with no new leads.

informal We hit a blind alley when trying to find the shortcut to the party.

slang Don't waste your time going down that blind alley, there's nothing there.

figurative His stubbornness was like a blind alley, leading him nowhere in the argument.

Grammatical Forms of blind alley

• plural: blind alleys
• comparative: more blind alley
• superlative: most blind alley
• present tense: blind alley
• future tense: will be blind alley
• perfect tense: have been blind alley
• continuous tense: is being blind alley
• singular: blind alley
• positive degree: blind alley
• infinitive: to blind alley
• gerund: blind alleying
• participle: blind alleied

Origin and Evolution of blind alley

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'blind alley' originated from the idea of a dead-end street or alleyway that is closed off at one end, leading to nowhere.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a physical dead-end street, 'blind alley' has evolved to also represent a situation or course of action that leads to no productive outcome or solution.