cahoots

Example Sentences

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With no independent justice system in place, opponents of the M23 faced repression, some accused of being in cahoots with the pro-government militia.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Within hours of arriving in Venice, he begins to suspect that the city itself, with its disorienting streets and shady denizens, is somehow in cahoots with his sphinxlike wife to betray him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

We got in cahoots with some Germans, Charys and Marwan, and we are remaking this camera.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

The captain could not have done away with him, because the captain and I are in cahoots.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman