turn traitor

Example Sentences

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A former Army soldier arrived in Ukraine only to turn traitor and defect to Russia.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

"She has promised me, on your behalf, all sorts of rewards if I will turn traitor and run the boat back to La Gloria."

From The Kidnapped President by Boothby, Guy Newell

Should an Emily Louise then turn traitor to her father, or should she desert an Aunt Cordelia and an Aunt Louise?

From Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart by Hinton, Charles Louis

"You mean that——" "It would be better for me to die than that my father's child should turn traitor or coward."

From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James

For Nat had talked with his men, and all had agreed that they would not turn traitor, though they intended to temporize as long as possible, in the hope of catching the Black Caesar unawares.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry