whipping boy
Example Sentences
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In a tough financial climate post-Covid, Newcastle have been the whipping boys of the Premiership in recent seasons.
From BBC
It was a solid game and I wanted to show a bit of love to Leicester because they've been the whipping boys all season.
From BBC
As creators and consumers, educators and entertainers, whipping boys, final girls, sidekicks and suicides, queer people have, often invisibly, sometimes tragically, always forcefully shaped American culture, particularly through the prism of Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
Toyota’s faith in democratizing hybrid technology turned the company, once an environmental darling, into a whipping boy as it was widely accused of foot-dragging over electric vehicles.
From New York Times
"We have been described as the whipping boys of this group haven't we? Which we wouldn't have any other way," Sanderson added.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
