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

Chavez Jr, the 39-year-old former middleweight world champion, became a sitting duck behind a high guard as Paul, 28, controlled the fight with jabs and hooks to the head and body.

From BBC • Jun. 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

Nestled between two mountains, the village of Fudai was a sitting duck for an incoming wave.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland