cannon fodder

Example Sentences

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Remember, the Revolutionary Guard was founded to provide cannon fodder during the Iraq-Iran War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Brenda Doherty: 'My mummy was not cannon fodder'

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

So you are on the side of Mario, not Donkey Kong; the lone gunslinger, not the cannon fodder in the hallways.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

“If they need more cannon fodder, that is what they’ll be doing,” he said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2022

Armed with a swagger stick and my patriotic rosette I went out into Tottenham Court Road in quest of cannon fodder.

From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy