turncoat

Example Sentences

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But that’s not quite right either: Pointing a finger at Tortora—as a dozen or so turncoat Camorristas will ultimately do—comes with benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The turncoat was not only defeated but humiliated.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024

Outraged to discover Lydia’s betrayal, Joyce convenes her yogi neighbor and turncoat sister.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

But he is facing attack from Johnson allies who consider him a turncoat.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

Under the command of Benedict Arnold, the notorious turncoat American general who now fought with the British, the men carried silver handcuffs meant for the author of the Declaration of Independence.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis