sacred cow

Example Sentences

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The conservative advocate who dismantled affirmative action is joining forces with a center-left Democrat and a Duke University economist to challenge another sacred cow in elite college admissions: preferential treatment for the offspring of alumni.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Has Fraser met a sacred cow she wouldn’t skewer?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Others saw a businessman accustomed to getting his way who hitched his cart to a sacred cow — the nation’s veterans.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

To them, it looked like Worcester had hitched his cart to a sacred cow - the nation’s veterans.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2023

I didn’t know what sacred cow I had bumped, but it was better to find out than to hang like a thread over an open fire.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou