sitting duck

Example Sentences

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All the time, Stern feared his boat was a sitting duck for Venezuelan security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Literature

“I knew I was a bit of a sitting duck if I wasn’t careful,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, Mr Neill points out, some in the Western defence community are increasingly arguing that these strike groups are vulnerable, as they are effectively "sitting ducks" for any missile attacks.

From BBC