guinea pig
Example Sentences
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At times, this makes the humble viewer feel a bit like a guinea pig in a focus group; the audience’s reactions are integral to measuring the film’s success.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
You don’t want your guest to be a guinea pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I wouldn't want to be the first guinea pig," as "it's not so easy to have everything just smooth" like Apple has managed to do with its laptops.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Danny thought about what Yap Yap the alpaca had said—his father heard of a guinea pig who lived down here alone.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
