cat's-paw

Example Sentences

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How can it shed its image as a cat's-paw of the Chinese government and break into the largest telecommunications market in the world?

From Los Angeles Times

His cat's-paw presented itself in the shape of Millais.

From The Guardian

"Was it an explosive?" demanded Slyne, almost boiling over at the idea that he had unwittingly been risking his life as a cat's-paw.

From Project Gutenberg

She felt the wind in a "cat's-paw" now and then, and so the helm lost its control of her, and she went banging against first one berg and then another.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no lack of volunteers for this experimental and cat's-paw work.

From Project Gutenberg