Trojan horse
Example Sentences
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While imagining scenarios, he came up with an arresting image for the Trojan horse, “listing over in the sand” in a way that intentionally echoes the Statue of Liberty in “Planet of the Apes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
VCRs were a Trojan horse in the American home that kicked off a rebellion against the centralized entertainment of the big three networks and movie-theater chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
The approach is inspired by the Trojan horse.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
A "Trojan horse" therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
Once the all-purpose solution, Washington was now the still-potent problem, a kind of Trojan horse planted squarely in the Virginia fortress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
