sacrificial

This he called "sacrificial land in some locations to allow to flood so that communities don't flood downstream, for example".

Some Trump opponents have worried that Gaetz was a "sacrificial lamb" and that Senate Republicans wouldn't press their luck by challenging other nominees.

In the other 11, losing parties ran sacrificial lambs with zero chance of winning, who generated little electoral heat.

Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period of Mesoamerica had a rich mythological codex that was also part of their ritual and sacrificial ceremonies.

She dresses up this sacrificial act, perhaps the first one we have ever seen her make, as something else because even in death, Agatha has a reputation to uphold.