turn against

Example Sentences

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“The outsiders prioritize their freedom to speak their version of the truth. The price of their freedom is that they are ignored by the insiders, who make the important decisions. The insiders, for their part, follow a sacrosanct rule: never turn against other insiders and never talk to outsiders about what insiders say or do. Their reward? Access to inside information and a chance, though no guarantee, of influencing powerful people and outcomes.”

From Salon

Women are affected far more often than men, in part because the immune changes that protect pregnancy can later make the immune system more likely to turn against the body.

From The Wall Street Journal

A once-strong ruler weakens, her supporters turn against her, and a dramatic change in leadership follows.

From Science Daily

“We wanted to make sure the movie captured that spontaneity, the collaboration, the unpredictability, and that need to kind of pivot when things turn against you, as they inevitably do,” said Goldstein during a recent video call.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Laycock, of the University of Virginia, expects that once the Supreme Court rules, conservative groups that are now promoting race-neutral alternatives will claim they are racial proxies and turn against them.

From New York Times