sacrificial lamb
Example Sentences
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The world number three addressed the proposed merger at a news conference before last week's Canadian Open where he admitted he felt like a "sacrificial lamb" and declared he still "hated" LIV Golf.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
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 appreciate that this poor kid is struggling, but I don't think that requires my child to be the sacrificial lamb.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
I didn’t want to become another sacrificial lamb.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
