wolf in sheep's clothing
Example Sentences
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There’s a lightness about Stanley that I really enjoyed incorporating into the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024
"TikTok is a wolf in sheep's clothing," according to court documents.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022
Kemp was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but his sheep suit was impeccably tailored.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022
“A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf. Know your enemy.”
From Fox News • Jun. 10, 2020
"Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
From A Boy's Ride by Zollinger, Gulielma