Examples of sacred cow in a Sentence

The old government program has become a sacred cow.

Recent Examples on the Web Boxes and packing materials, almost a sacred cow, were removed from stores in 2017. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020 Police unions are no longer a political sacred cow, not even for Republicans. — Shikha Dalmia, TheWeek, 2 July 2020 The sacred cows of health care are no longer looking so sacred, and the right health care companies and venture investors will recognize this opportunity and maximize their ability to do well by doing good. — Eric M. Stone, STAT, 5 June 2020 Without a doubt, even a temporary halt to MAX production makes this sacred cow all the more expensive to deliver to shareholders. — Erik Sherman, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2019 Soleil Ho and The Chronicle’s Food team tried new restaurants, reconsidered sacred cows with fresh eyes and rekindled their love for old favorites to build this year’s Top 100 list. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2020 Any conglomerate could benefit from having a CEO for whom there are no sacred cows. — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019 Hopefully, future installments will learn the lessons of The Last Jedi and start to reflect that by taking some risks, leaving this familiar storyline behind, killing some sacred cows, and trying something new. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2018 But the only sacred cow was its market-leading position in the United States. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2018

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