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sacrificial lamb

noun as in hostage

noun as in immolation

noun as in sacrifice

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Example Sentences

She got to be the designated sacrificial lamb to run against Joe Biden in 2008, and got 35 percent of the vote.

Our guide, who had listened intently, told us that the sacrificial lamb was now to be brought.

Then she went upstairs to the room where the girls were sitting, and the sacrificial lamb was sent down into the drawing-room.

Why is the innocence of that sacrificial lamb so pathetic to my sight?

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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sacrificial lamb, such as: captive, prisoner, victim, earnest, guaranty, and pawn.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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