Sentence examples for in scapegoat from inspiring English sources

The word elegy has appeared in 567 New York Times articles in the past year, including on July 22 in "Scapegoat in a Clamshell" by Christopher Gray: Aug. 2 will be the 50th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Station picket line, and the familiar dirge will sound for the majestic structure, thrown away, it is said, by philistines blind to its value.

Her comment about Orthodox men and prostitutes is part of a larger thesis developed in "Scapegoat": Israelis have overcompensated for the historical weakness of European Jews, their womanlike character of passivity in the face of oppression, by becoming macho dominators themselves, of women and of Palestinians, whose manhood has been taken away from them.

The sudden surge in scapegoating of undocumented immigrants diverts attention from the real, well-documented problems currently facing the nation.

"But I know we don't believe in scapegoats, particularly blaming Tito for what happened in September.

At this critical time, Patrick French chooses to follow Beijing's lead in scapegoating the Dalai Lama and the Tibet movement.

He is an intelligent man, but he knows there are votes to be had in scapegoating and outrageous simplification.

Historically, this has resulted in scapegoating on an epic scale, with one ethnic or cultural group being blamed for an entire country's shortcomings.

Mr. Sorkin reminds us that, in the age of the Internet, 24-hour news, blogging and politicians who have no shame in scapegoating good people for personal gain, facts still matter.

When it comes to politics and economics, it's easy to engage in scapegoating.

But it's devoid of conspiracy theory intrigue, lacking in scapegoats, and bereft of silver bullets.

Doubly depressing is that in scapegoating a member of a group that, in the eyes of those straight people who view us as a people, you're a part of, you do violence to yourself.