A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Whenever he got in a difficulty, he would pull a red herring across the track.
As Dr Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a red herring.
But they're not alone; in fact, I think they're something of a red herring.
This story is a red herring to divert public attention from this issue.
Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.
That was just a red herring to lull you into a false sense of security while I made my plans.
The bilateral trade imbalance, the target of so many American politicians' anger, is an economic red herring.
Four little nigger boys going out to sea; a red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
For example Fowler condemned as "cliches" many phrases I'd never heard: "a curate's egg", "neither fish, flesh nor good red herring", and so on.
This place is not a bungalow, or a cottage, or a house, it is neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring.
Prospectus, final (Offering Circular) the final prospectus sent by underwriters to prospective investors following filing of the registration statement and the red herring.
Nobody felt well after last night's meal. The cook said we had all drunk too much but this was a red herring as we were sure it was the food that was bad.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said anyone who was not aware of the exemptions had not been paying attention. He said it was a "red herring" to try now and claim that this was some shocking new revelation.
"In Europe they are processed and sold as kippered herring; in eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S., most of the herring used are young fishes canned as sardines. Herring taken in the Pacific are used mainly to make fish oil and meal."
