Examples of blame/shoot the messenger in a Sentence
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Mark Kelly China’s economy is struggling, and the Communist Party’s response is to shoot the messenger.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
Don’t dwell on the manner in which the breakup was delivered, and don’t shoot the messenger.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But, in general—and, don’t shoot the messenger—many agree that cooking with charcoal tastes better, but cooking with gas is more convenient (albeit far more expensive).
—Mike Richard, menshealth.com, 19 Apr. 2023
Please, even if Burrow struck you as being a bit cavalier, don’t shoot the messenger.
—Jarrett Bell, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2022
So, sleep well, remember that creepy looking spiders probably won’t hurt you, and don’t shoot the messenger.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022
Then again, Revkin is a frequent target of climate partisans who often feel the urge to play shoot the messenger.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2013
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
Don’t dwell on the manner in which the breakup was delivered, and don’t shoot the messenger.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But, in general—and, don’t shoot the messenger—many agree that cooking with charcoal tastes better, but cooking with gas is more convenient (albeit far more expensive).
—Mike Richard, menshealth.com, 19 Apr. 2023
Please, even if Burrow struck you as being a bit cavalier, don’t shoot the messenger.
—Jarrett Bell, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2022
So, sleep well, remember that creepy looking spiders probably won’t hurt you, and don’t shoot the messenger.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022
Then again, Revkin is a frequent target of climate partisans who often feel the urge to play shoot the messenger.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2013
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