sitting duck

Example Sentences

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In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

All the time, Stern feared his boat was a sitting duck for Venezuelan security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Then Norris made a mistake at La Source and that allowed Piastri to get even closer, which pretty much guaranteed Norris was a sitting duck.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

As the avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms and wildlife, are factory farms a sitting duck?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

There were practical jokes, including one on Hubert Hudson, the navigator, who was generally considered an oddball and a sitting duck for jokes.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong