sacrificial lamb

Example Sentences

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But McIlroy revealed he felt like "a sacrificial lamb" after a secret framework agreement between the main US and European tours and the Saudi Public Investment Fund was announced in June this year.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

Diaz, they felt, was little more than a sacrificial lamb at the altar of pachuquismo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

It’s a heavy role — Killer is the story’s sacrificial lamb — yet Caan, working with Coppola, imbues the part with a subtle, persuasive innocence that doesn’t patronize the character or sanctify his disability.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

“This has been handled so terribly on so many levels, there will be a sacrificial lamb here or there.”

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022

I had offered myself as a sacrificial lamb for Nelson.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez