henhouse

Example Sentences

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Is this a fox in the henhouse scenario, they ask?

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When finally she ran out of the henhouse with the exciting news, her mother did not scold her but patiently listened to her daughter’s account of her first scientific observation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

It is relevant because trusting the very agency that has been responsible for the myriad problems plaguing Arizona’s death-penalty system is a classic instance of letting the fox guard the henhouse.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025

Sure, someone/thing may have to guard the henhouse, but that’s a small price to pay if their translocation increases their genetic diversity.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Back of the henhouse he leaned over and laughed and slapped his leg.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck