sitting duck

Example Sentences

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Mr. Richards, hungry for spiritual growth, was a sitting duck for Von Mierers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Marked up under his right eye, Yarde was not quite a sitting duck yet but was not winning rounds either - perhaps guilty of showing the champion too much respect.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Now he was waddling around in the little house like a sitting duck.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole