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
Brenda Doherty: 'My mummy was not cannon fodder'
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
“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
When misfortune and lack of cannon fodder oppressed him, Napoleon became again the practical man not blinded by his supremacy.
From Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph
