as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians
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Recent Examples of sitting duck
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.
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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
But then China and Russia showed such fat targets were sitting ducks.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 July 2023
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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
But then China and Russia showed such fat targets were sitting ducks.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for sitting duck
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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20duck. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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