stab in the back
Example Sentences
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"It seems like a stab in the back," said Austin Welzel, 27, an assembly line worker at Stellantis.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
President Vladimir Putin described that mutiny as a treacherous "stab in the back", but later met with Prigozhin in the Kremlin.
From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023
The added stab in the back came when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959, making Buffalo largely irrelevant as a port.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
“It felt like a parenting stab in the back from the school system,” she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023
And as they turned, Bod felt something stab in the back of his hand.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
