like a sitting duck

Example Sentences

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Wolff has accused Masi of "a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck", and of "robbing" Hamilton of the title.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2021

Wolff accused Masi of "a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck", adding: "Robbing him in the last lap of the race is unacceptable."

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

Should we expect Iran to behave like a sitting duck?

From Time Magazine Archive

Now he was waddling around in the little house like a sitting duck.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

It’ll be harder for Archie to find me if I’m not crouched at Sammy’s like a sitting duck.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz