easy pickings
Example Sentences
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We are small fry by most standards, but I can imagine state lawmakers looking at us as easy pickings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
The race has been notable in recent weeks as Schiff has sought to elevate Garvey’s standing, seeing him as easy pickings in the general election.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2024
The little caenagnathids would have been easy pickings for adolescent tyrannosaurs honing their hunting skills.
From National Geographic • Dec. 8, 2023
Liccaro, with its corrupt regents and impoverished people, would be easy pickings.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
