scapegoats

Example Sentences

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"I understand that populism is spreading all over the world and that people are trying to look for scapegoats, they're angry," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The temptation to find corporate scapegoats for social ills is great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

This attempted rebranding relied, as always, on scapegoats.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

He and editor Andy Jurgensen keep the tenor strictly rat-a-tat, so his riskiest choice is that he trusts we’ll feel awful about these scapegoats even without close-ups of teary faces behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

I should have been cursing the system, but my mom and dad were much more tangible scapegoats.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi