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

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

Nestled between two mountains, the village of Fudai was a sitting duck for an incoming wave.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland