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

Public outcry around the report likens a Pentagon self-investigation to charging the fox to guard the henhouse.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

“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

I ran as fast as I could, straight to the henhouse.

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