backstabber

Example Sentences

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And he doesn't need to claim that he fell victim to a conspiracy of backstabbers, since everyone knows that's what happened.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2022

He recalled a moment when Acevedo allegedly once said the department "was full of backstabbers and snakes."

From Fox News • Oct. 14, 2021

Corporate backstabbers tried to sabotage Montañez for stepping out of line, but he out-hustled them, driven by a hunger to succeed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2021

“It’s a multilayered problem — the tabloids are getting leaks from somewhere. . . . Only certain people are able to leak that information. There are vipers and backstabbers all over the place in the royal family.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2020

“They’re a crowd of bitter backstabbers, envious that I’ve found the secret of being the perfect scythe.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman