sitting duck
Example Sentences
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In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
All the time, Stern feared his boat was a sitting duck for Venezuelan security forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Marked up under his right eye, Yarde was not quite a sitting duck yet but was not winning rounds either - perhaps guilty of showing the champion too much respect.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
If he misses the one he just left, he knows he will be a sitting duck, waiting for days in the bushes and the tall grass until another one comes.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
