scapegoat in the PONS Dictionary

scapegoat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a scapegoat for sth
изкупителна жертва съм за нещо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In this case the chosen individual, or group, becomes the scapegoat for the group's problems.
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Although some blamed him for the defeat, others believed he was being used as a scapegoat.
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He wants a scapegoat and the men provided him with one.
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Times of troubles may be fatal medical problems for the one seeking a scapegoat when there is no cure.
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A new arrival to a mental institute is ostracised by the other patients, until they use him as a scapegoat when another patient dies.
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They lead to scapegoating a group and ideologies that identified that group as an enemy.
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They are advised to be wary of who they offend, and to keep a scapegoat on hand to take the blame for their failings.
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He also felt he was made the scapegoat for the townhouse explosion.
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Lee himself professed that he was a scapegoat for others involved.
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While some literature describes her as the author of much misfortune, other writings sympathize with her as a scapegoat.
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