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"The city council is using the rezoning issue as a red herring to divert our attention from the budget deficit."
"The report about rebels had been a red herring, because the attack had been staged by the dictator's own troops."
"During the Watergate investigation, one promising lead turned out to be a red herring provided by the White House."
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y ago"The report about rebels had been a red herring, because the attack had been staged by the dictator's own troops."
"During the Watergate investigation, one promising lead turned out to be a red herring provided by the White House."
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∙ 9y ago1) The suspect turned out to be a red herring.
2) The red herring had disrupted the investigation.
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What is a red herring in a mystery?
A 'red herring' is a false lead or clue, intended to lead the investigators in the wrong direction.
What are the clues and red herring in the book Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy?
77CURIO is one of the clues in the book. The missing Honeymoon Jewels are clues, too. Not too certain who the red herring was, though.
How can you use the word these in a sentence?
eg. These shoes are red
How do you use diode in a sentence?
Example sentence - The little red diode can be used as a pin on a tie.
And beware of red herring?
"Red herring" is a slang term used to describe a bogus diversion. For example, if a person is being chased in the forest, they might offer their shoes to another person so that the other person will be tracked and not them.
How can you use red herring in a short sentence?
"The burgler placed her neighbors glove at the scene as a red herring."
What is a sentence including red herring?
The first clue was a red herring, designed to intentionally detour the treasure hunters.
Where Is The Red Herring RuneScape?
Use a herring on the grand tree.
What red herring does Inkheart use?
A red rooster
What is the color of the herring in the idiom '-herring'?
It is a red herring.
When was James Red Herring born?
James Red Herring was born on 1896-03-19.
When did James Red Herring die?
James Red Herring died on 1974-05-07.
How do you use her in a sentence?
When the herring jumped out of the water, it was immediately eaten by a seagull.
How do you use alewife in a sentence?
An alewife is a type of herring and also an obsolete term for a woman barkeeper.
How did Red Herring get that name and how does Red Herring in like a mystery book and Red Herring fish differ plus how are they related?
The red herring fish and the ones you hear about in mystery books are actually one in the same. A red herring (mystery) got it's name because in older times, when a crime was committed, police used dogs to follow a scent, and the criminal would drag a red herring to throw off the dog's sense of smell and lead the police in the wrong direction. A red herring in a mystery is designed to throw the reader off the real answer.
What is red herring in an Initial Public Offering?
Red herring is the Prospectus which converts into Red herring prospectus from Draft for red herring Prospectus after getting observations, and suggestions from SEBI, which is to filed and made available to SEBI, Stock Exchanges, and to Public, under the process of Initial Public Offering
What is a red herring in a mystery?
A 'red herring' is a false lead or clue, intended to lead the investigators in the wrong direction.
