henhouse

Example Sentences

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Is this a fox in the henhouse scenario, they ask?

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It is relevant because trusting the very agency that has been responsible for the myriad problems plaguing Arizona’s death-penalty system is a classic instance of letting the fox guard the henhouse.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025

“It’s the fox guarding the henhouse and they should not be at the table when it’s governments who have the jurisdiction to regulate,” Su said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

As for those parents who did object, Adams said, that was generally a good sign for his movement: "The right people are freaking out because the fox is in the henhouse."

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023

Disappointed, he left the stable, the two dogs following him into the sunlit yard, and disappeared into the henhouse.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford