lamb to the slaughter
Example Sentences
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The paper attacked selection "stuff-ups", too, criticising the inclusion of Cooper Connolly as being like "throwing a lamb to the slaughter".
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
It's much easier to follow Diana's gaze because she described herself as "the lamb to the slaughter," and it was obvious that was what was going on.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
"I was the lamb to the slaughter," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2021
The resulting scenes are painful: Diana really does come across as a lamb to the slaughter, a description she once used of herself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
So, silently, sullenly, he allowed himself to be taken along, not as a lamb to the slaughter, but a wolf, or rather dog, about to be chastised for some malfeasance.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne
