Examples of sitting duck in a Sentence
The tourists were sitting ducks for local thieves.
those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians
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Drones like the Shahed which fly in a straight line with no attempt to evade ought to be sitting ducks.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Once the safety car ended, Verstappen was essentially a sitting duck, immediately losing the rear of the RB-21 and just managing to keep it on the track.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
As stars sit around, waiting for a random ring that will change their life, often surrounded by TV cameras ready to broadcast the moment to the world, they’re reduced to sitting ducks.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Maybe instead of rats the cartoon should show sitting ducks.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Once the safety car ended, Verstappen was essentially a sitting duck, immediately losing the rear of the RB-21 and just managing to keep it on the track.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
As stars sit around, waiting for a random ring that will change their life, often surrounded by TV cameras ready to broadcast the moment to the world, they’re reduced to sitting ducks.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Maybe instead of rats the cartoon should show sitting ducks.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sitting duck
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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20duck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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