turncoat

Example Sentences

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She was a “turncoat and a female Benedict Arnold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday night, eight turncoat Democrats sold out every American who pays for their own health insurance through the affordable marketplaces set up by President Obama.

From Los Angeles Times

I have not been completely immune from such accusations, but the terms that have been used to describe me are far more incendiary: “Traitor,” “turncoat” and “terrorist sympathizer.”

From Salon

"The level is low, today they arrest someone and if he becomes a turncoat they arrest another... wretched low-level," he was quoted as saying over his wiretapped phone.

From BBC

Between dead drops and TOR, this meant unlike traditional drug rings, no one actually has to meet face-to-face, shielding the operation from undercovers, turncoats and stool pigeons.

From Salon