scapegoat

They were made the scapegoats for the misfire of the program.

He has been made a scapegoat for the company’s failures.

The old curmudgeon found a new scapegoat and that let me out.

She was made the scapegoat for the team's failure.

He was unfairly made the scapegoat for the company's financial losses.

The politician tried to use the issue as a scapegoat for his own mistakes.

Don't make him the scapegoat for everything that goes wrong.

The manager tried to find a scapegoat to blame for the project's delays.

She felt like a scapegoat in her own family, always blamed for things she didn't do.

The company used the economic downturn as a scapegoat for their poor performance.

He refused to be a scapegoat for their failed relationship.

The media often serves as a scapegoat for societal problems.

She didn't want to be used as a scapegoat for their team's mistakes.

Why should Gimpy be the scapegoat?

And of course, somebody had to be blamed. There had to be a scapegoat!

So, if someone is unfairly blamed for something, that person could be called a scapegoat.

The builder of a new apartment building became the scapegoat for changes to the neighborhood.

His lawyer suggested he was a scapegoat – someone who is unfairly blamed for something that others did.

To be more exact, we are talking about a scapegoat.

Because Mr. Jessup was setting up Catherine as a scapegoat.

Exxon says New Hampshire is looking for money and a scapegoat.

When we feel helpless later in life, fear makes us scapegoat others.

Experts with Merriam Webster say " scapegoat" is connected to religion.