We drove into a dead end and had to back out.

But if you get passed over for that big promotion or you' re stuck in a dead end job, that enthusiasm begins to fade.

Fashion that is just about merchandise always feels like a dead end.

It' s there he hopes to understand the evolutionary basis for what would appear to be a genetic dead end - same-sex attraction.

If you try to find out more about this committee, its members, its powers and remit, you would come up against a dead end.