henhouse

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

“It’s the fox guarding the henhouse and they should not be at the table when it’s governments who have the jurisdiction to regulate,” Su said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

As for those parents who did object, Adams said, that was generally a good sign for his movement: "The right people are freaking out because the fox is in the henhouse."

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023

He drew a picture of my henhouse on the stumps, only it wasn’t really realistic, because he drew it walking through the woods, like the stumps were feet, and you know that’s impossible.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones