golden calf

Example Sentences

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The focus on the fate of the golden calf is understandable.

From Los Angeles Times

Which does not mean they will be without reference or a little subversion of contemporary golden calves.

From New York Times

The comparisons to the golden calf were popular with liberal-leaning news outlets including Vox and The New York Times.

From Washington Times

Don't count on Status-quo Joe to slaughter Washington's sacred cows of foreign policy or on his national security team to topple the golden calves of American empire.

From Salon

Since then, the concept of the worshiping of a "golden calf" has become a stand-in for a supreme act of apostasy, the rejection of a faith once confessed.

From Salon