Sentence examples for as a patsy from inspiring English sources

"Patrick Cuffy is being set up as a patsy.

Mr. Porr, 50, does not see himself as a patsy.

I offer myself up as a patsy for whatever law enforcement effort might save other marks.

This week Salman Rushdie described him as a "patsy" for the Chinese government.

Each recipient of a fellowship award from an eligible institution receiving a grant under this section shall be known as a "Patsy T. Mink Graduate Fellow".

But Bernstein's insider experience will also prove his weakness if he is perceived as a patsy for Premier League representatives on the FA main board.

But Mr. Brill said that Mr. Kaufman was a victim of corrupt business practices by others and described him as "almost a patsy".

Ellison's Objection The current legal jousting began soon after Bertarelli's Alinghi syndicate won the Cup for the second time in July 2007, and Ellison complained the Swiss yachtsman violated the Deed of Gift (or DoG as it is known by sailors) by naming a patsy as Challenger of Record.

Alan Yentob, the BBC creative director, today defended the corporation's decision to withdraw its offer to Christine Bleakley, saying it did not want to become "a patsy" as she negotiated with ITV.

So you create a "patsy," as they call them in America, a Timothy McVeigh or a Lee Harvey Oswald.

He begins as a handsome patsy, but somehow Bruno's guile sucks him in.