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wolves in sheep's clothing
- A metaphor for false prophets , adapted from words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount : âBeware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.â
Example Sentences
But all of them are wolves in sheepâs clothing - or feral dogs wandering the street; slack jaws drooling as they look for prey.
The âwolves in sheepâs clothing,â as a diocese spokeswoman described the men to the National Catholic Register, also started demanding copies of the parishionersâ birth certificates, raising fears of identity theft and possible human trafficking.
Disney family members, including Abigail E. Disney, blasted Trian and Blackwells as âwolves in sheepâs clothing.â
In a letter to Disney shareholders, which was viewed by The New York Times, they call Mr. Peltz and a handful of other activist investors encircling Disney âwolves in sheepâs clothing.â
Itâs a beautiful, unthreatening creature because in this movie â as in âThe Night of the Hunter,â which references âravening wolvesâ in sheepâs clothing â the gravest menace is people.
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