carpetbagger

Example Sentences

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As far as some Virginians were concerned, he was also an integrationist carpetbagger.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

St. John is a Christian speaker and home schooling advocate who has feuded with Kent, a decorated Army Ranger combat veteran, calling him a carpetbagger with few ties to the 3rd District.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

“Within two weeks or three weeks there was no mention ever made of Bobby Kennedy being a carpetbagger again,” Mr. Lois recalled in an interview with journalist Andrea Chalupa.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Some personal issues dogged Durant, along with accusations of being a carpetbagger who hardly ever voted in Alabama.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

Those dark days of the Reconstruction period rapidly followed the horrors of civil war, and the reign of the carpetbagger began, goading the people to desperation.

From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by Lester, J. C.