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Examples of fall guy in a Sentence
His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a fall guy for crimes he had no part in.
the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment
Recent Examples on the Web
And when his former leading man, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), accidentally kills Colt’s replacement stunt man, Ryder and his unsavory producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) hatch a plan to make Colt the literal fall guy.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
In The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, the titular fall guy, which is an industry term for stunt man.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
The irony was that Mayorkas, who had witnessed the surge in unaccompanied minors in 2014, as Deputy Secretary, was perhaps the least convenient fall guy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
This loss’s fall guy was defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who called an all-out blitz just before halftime as Kirk Cousins responded with a 60-yard touchdown pass for a 16-7 lead.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Not officially, maybe, but canned for using players on the roster given him — by Preller, who can play many roles except fall guy.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
And if the allegations against Fried prove true, then Singh may have been an unwitting fall guy in a disastrous family affair.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 20 Sep. 2023
Those desperate to pin the wide-ranging failures of 2023 on single fall guy is understandable, yet entire time zones off the mark.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
The snake was a fall guy.
—Rae Armantrout, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Fall guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20guy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
fall guy
noun
: a person on whom something is blamed : scapegoat
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