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

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

It includes a henhouse; a couple of fenced pastures; six beehives each housing 60,000-80,000 bees; and many meticulously maintained beds where countless vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs thrive.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“We’d better shut them away again before the men arrive tomorrow...to put up the tent for the wedding,” she explained, pausing to lean against the henhouse.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling