scapegoat

Example Sentences

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"I understand that populism is spreading all over the world and that people are trying to look for scapegoats, they're angry," he said.

From BBC

The temptation to find corporate scapegoats for social ills is great.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many Angolan journalists and activists strongly contest the idea that the protests weren't organic, and say Angolan authorities might be using the Russians as scapegoats.

From BBC

When policies fail and public support craters, authoritarian regimes inevitably seek a scapegoat.

From Salon

Sancho hit back on social media almost immediately, saying he had been made a "scapegoat".

From BBC