guinea pig

Example Sentences

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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

After all, Vanessa’s boyfriend, played by the always absurd Jason Mantzoukas, brings his very ill guinea pig to the festivities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

His mum, Rhys, 37, felt her son had been a "guinea pig" due to "trials and errors", and it had been "a lightbulb moment" when doctors finally worked out how to treat her son.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

That light droned down on me for years as I moved from computer games to MySpace, illuminating whatever sins I was committing as a guinea pig in the days of early social media.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Arnold Lobel’s deep voice joins the guinea pig squeals, and David’s face lights up like Christmas morning, Halloween night, and his birthday, all rolled into one big grin.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord