dead-ends

the project turned out to be a dead-end, and we had to abandon it.

we reached a dead-end in negotiations and couldn't agree on a deal.

his career was a dead-end; he felt stuck and unfulfilled.

the investigation led us down a dead-end alley with no useful clues.

it's easy to get stuck in a dead-end job with no opportunities for advancement.

the road was a dead-end; we had to turn around.

we hit a dead-end in our research and needed a new approach.

the conversation went down a dead-end when we started arguing.

avoid dead-end relationships that don't lead to anything meaningful.

the company's dead-end strategy resulted in declining sales.

we were at a dead-end with the software, unable to fix the bug.