SCAPEGOAT in a Sentence

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For SCAPEGOAT, below is one of 4 sentences:
In the same way Chichikov sought a scapegoat upon whose shoulders he could lay the blame for all that had annoyed him.

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 Meanings and Examples of SCAPEGOAT
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scapegoat
 n.  someone who bears the blame for others
Classic Sentence:
1  In the same way Chichikov sought a scapegoat upon whose shoulders he could lay the blame for all that had annoyed him.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence:
1  The ploy of finding a scapegoat is as old as mankind itself - when things become too difficult at home, divert attention to adventure abroad.
2  Eight years later, after a photoshoot with Erdogan, Turkey's despotic president, and a humiliating World Cup exit, Mr Ozil has become a national scapegoat.
3  I don't deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.