red herring

Blaming a busted deal on "market conditions" is a well-worn red herring.

Then again, a member of Congress throwing out red herrings to justify hate and discrimination is nothing new.

Ekback excels at presenting red herrings, and the plot zigzags in intriguing ways.

There were certainly many red herrings during the hunt for why sea stars along North America’s Pacific Coast were melting into goo, says Ian Hewson, a marine biologist at Cornell University.

Without spoiling, the revelation is much more boring, leaving this “twist” to be more of a red herring.

Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.

Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.

There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.

The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.

Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.

Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.

“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.

Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.

C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.