backstabbing
Example Sentences
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There’s a lot less backstabbing and reality nonsense that you saw in the earlier seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In nonviolent settings, it leads to mean-girl-style ostracism or political backstabbing around the corporate watercooler.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
The Murdochs have never been a traditional family - one reason why their story is said to have inspired the power struggles and backstabbing in the acclaimed TV drama, Succession.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
“I cannot take any more spoken or silently whispered backstabbing and bludgeoning of my character and identity,” she wrote in the message late last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
After all, she came from a long line of backstabbing, power-hungry rivals.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
