cannon fodder
Example Sentences
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Remember, the Revolutionary Guard was founded to provide cannon fodder during the Iraq-Iran War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
"We especially want to target the partially mobilised who not only can't fight but are thrown in as cannon fodder," says Vitalii Matviyenko, who heads up the scheme.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2022
“If they need more cannon fodder, that is what they’ll be doing,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2022
The “partial mobilization” of reservists turns out to be a desperate grab for cannon fodder.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022
They are cannon fodder; mere pawns in the game of nations, moved about by one who sits in the sun and serves the devil.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph
