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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Some former Secret Service officials also said the evacuation route essentially made Trump a sitting duck.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks.
—Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024
Bud Light drops to fourth in bars and restaurants
Indeed, Anheuser-Busch—bereft of pretty much any support from either side at this point—appears to be a sitting duck.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2023
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks.
—Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024
Bud Light drops to fourth in bars and restaurants
Indeed, Anheuser-Busch—bereft of pretty much any support from either side at this point—appears to be a sitting duck.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2023
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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20duck. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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