backstab

Example Sentences

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"In our minds nothing is bigger than Liverpool, that's how it is here. It feels like a betrayal, a backstab, like everything that was said before wasn't really true, or at least not as true as was portrayed."

From BBC

Yet at every turn, Deborah finds some excuse to backstab Ava, allegedly out of some version of respect, and Ava retaliates by sabotaging herself and her boss.

From Salon

In the eight episodes, which exist as a standalone story separate from the film and are now streaming, Eddie and Susie first collaborate, then backstab each other and eventually realize they are better as a team.

From Los Angeles Times

"You don't know who to trust, and when you do trust someone they backstab you," he says.

From BBC

Trump exploded: "These people love me. These are my people. I can't backstab the people who support me."

From Salon