Biden announced that he recently signed an executive order increasing the consequences for criminal groups and terrorists who “engage in the appalling practice of treating human beings as bargaining chips, political pawns.”

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/23/04/32102251/biden-praises-journalists-at-wh-correspondents-dinner-expresses-special-love-for-brittney-griner

But truth be said, Africa’s leaders are the pawns.

Source: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/02/02/part-i-russia-ukraine-conflict-africa-must-not-miss-the-opportunity/

Depending on how you look at it, smaller countries can be said to have been either wilfully used as pawns, or just inadvertently caught between the powers, as collateral damage.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/russia-ukraine-singapore-shanmugam-small-countries-regional-cooperation-rivalry-3333796?cid=cna_flip_070214

Having little interest in the item, she pawns it off on her conspiracy-theorist brother.

Source: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/455355/killer-kites-review-dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks-but-surprisingly-enjoyable/

"Instead of just getting out of the way and allowing the Senate to approve the promotions that these decorated military officers deserve, the senator from Alabama, unfortunately and wrongly, is using them as pawns," Schumer said.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/us-senate-confirms-military-nominee-first-tuberville-blockade-began

Simply put, they're not pawns and tools who just have someone's mission to accomplish, they want to replace the Masters and know how to project their weaknesses to scare them.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/masters-of-the-universe-he-man-faker-army/

Still, analysts say, Iran has made a practice of using Westerners as pawns.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/europe/iran-belgium-prisoner-swap.html

The Stromwyns, the Hand, and ReCID will all be used as pawns in LOLtron's plan for world domination.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/daredevil-9-preview-daredevil-struggles-with-perfectionism/

They always have an ulterior motive and seldom care for the people surrounding them unless they can be used as pawns for their goals.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/anime-characters-secret-plans/

What you say and what you do are pawns in their game to be manipulated in a way that belittles your experiences, actions, opinions, and choices."

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/signs-of-selfish-person

When there are an array of intriguing startups, who would want the hassle of working for someone as mercurial as Musk — or any of the other tech titans using workers as pawns(Opens in a new window) in their ongoing battle with organized labor?

Source: https://mashable.com/article/2023-news-good