traitor

Example Sentences

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And, in killing Capt. Mayer, he underscored the idea that the traitor was inside the army—a concept that obviously was key in the Dreyfus affair.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

"But if he is a traitor, he doesn't deserve it," Walesa added, arguing that for the moment, "it's too early to judge".

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Long condemned as a traitor, Malinche is being reimagined as a brilliant Indigenous survivor whose intelligence and resilience helped shape Mexico, amid a feminist and cultural reckoning that is rewriting her place in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Things did not go as planned, the host did not pick the 29-year-old to be a traitor, leading to a change of tactics.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

I’d read enough newspapers by now to know about abolitionists, and I did not think the term deserved to go hand in hand with the word traitor.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan