cannon fodder
noun
1
: soldiers regarded or treated as expendable in battle
2
: an expendable or exploitable person, group, or thing
celebrities who have become cannon fodder for the tabloids
Examples of cannon fodder in a Sentence
The poorly trained forces are little more than cannon fodder.
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The all-women’s show had a chip on its shoulder after the first women’s PLE in seven years was rushed through a short build and moved to Sunday, essentially as cannon fodder for an increasingly bitter wrestling war.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And in Massachusetts, taxpayers are budgetary cannon fodder.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Black workers, both migrants and African Panamanians, would be treated as industrial cannon fodder.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2025
Lena deserved to be more than momentary cannon fodder.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And in Massachusetts, taxpayers are budgetary cannon fodder.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Black workers, both migrants and African Panamanians, would be treated as industrial cannon fodder.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2025
Lena deserved to be more than momentary cannon fodder.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cannon fodder
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“Cannon fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannon%20fodder. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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