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
Students in about 90 cities across the country took part in a school strike on 5 December in protest against the move, with some using the slogan "Don't end up as cannon fodder".
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
“If they need more cannon fodder, that is what they’ll be doing,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2022
In 1912, my grandfather fled to the United States to avoid becoming cannon fodder for the army of the czar.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022
The wily Austro-Hungarians regarded the Serbs as cannon fodder in the attrition war against the Russians and the Turks.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel
