| This youngster, Rob, moves in my cell like a deer in the headlights. |
| Like deer in the headlights of an oncoming car, manatees have poor avoidance strategies when in the path of danger. |
| We abandon good judgment and good decisions and look like a deer in the headlights. |
| She just stood there, terrified, like a deer in the headlights. |
| Faced with the issue on the campaign trail, the visionary environmentalist looked like a deer in the headlights. |
| Prior to the winter break, there were times when Skovdahl looked like a deer in the headlights as defeat followed defeat. |
