sitting duck

Example Sentences

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The injuries to Doncic and Reaves turned the Lakers into the perceived sitting duck of the competitive Western Conference playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

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

Chavez Jr, the 39-year-old former middleweight world champion, became a sitting duck behind a high guard as Paul, 28, controlled the fight with jabs and hooks to the head and body.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Now he was waddling around in the little house like a sitting duck.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole