sacrificial lamb
Example Sentences
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Tommy Fury says there is "not a chance in the world" that Jake Paul will beat him in Saturday's much-publicised bout in Saudi Arabia, while YouTube star Paul describes Fury as a "sacrificial lamb".
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2023
The Saudis were widely viewed as a sacrificial lamb.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Diaz, they felt, was little more than a sacrificial lamb at the altar of pachuquismo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
“This has been handled so terribly on so many levels, there will be a sacrificial lamb here or there.”
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
I had offered myself as a sacrificial lamb for Nelson.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
