lamb to the slaughter
Example Sentences
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The paper attacked selection "stuff-ups", too, criticising the inclusion of Cooper Connolly as being like "throwing a lamb to the slaughter".
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
It's much easier to follow Diana's gaze because she described herself as "the lamb to the slaughter," and it was obvious that was what was going on.
From Salon • May 5, 2023
The resulting scenes are painful: Diana really does come across as a lamb to the slaughter, a description she once used of herself.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2020
"I have no desire to return like a lamb to the slaughter," the artist told the BBC by phone.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2017
He always told me that being tried at the Old Bailey was going like a lamb to the slaughter, and that a verdict of guilty there would certainly mean twelve months' imprisonment.
From Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh by Foote, G. W. (George William)
