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pawn
noun as in security for a loan
noun as in person who is a fool
Example Sentences
“These actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious, and the cynical use of federal employees as a pawn in Congressional deliberations should be declared unlawful and enjoined by this Court.”
“Unfortunately, our lives have been politicized and trans people have become political pawns, and it’s really disgusting to me,” Pudlo said.
Instead of re-homing the children with their relatives, the youngsters were held in orphanages and used as political pawns.
“The President cares about victims of all crimes,” Leavitt said before accusing Democrats of using victims as “political pawns.”
Still, Russell has captured us with this tale of a pawn trying to capture a king.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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