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wolf in sheep's clothing





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There’s a lightness about Stanley that I really enjoyed incorporating into the wolf in sheep’s clothing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

Her daughter Rhian Brown said Norgrove acted like a "wolf in sheep's clothing" after earning her trust at the church they attended in Dudley.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024

Kemp was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but his sheep suit was impeccably tailored.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

“A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf. Know your enemy.”

From Fox News ● Jun. 10, 2020

Better a boar—if you know him to be such—than a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate




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