turn against
Example Sentences
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A once-strong ruler weakens, her supporters turn against her, and a dramatic change in leadership follows.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
Conditions in parts of Russia were so grim that the communist leader worried his own military might turn against him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
“He goes, ‘I’ve had a room of 6,000 people turn against me.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
The victims had all seen the public turn against Jung's girlfriend when she first reported him in 2016.
From BBC • May 18, 2024
Pa says hunger and fear make people turn against one another, so once again we have to flee.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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