turn traitor
Example Sentences
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A former Army soldier arrived in Ukraine only to turn traitor and defect to Russia.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
“What!” he exclaimed scornfully; “wouldst thou have me turn traitor to my own father?”
From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
It was she who had urged him to falsehood, he said; she who had induced him to turn traitor; she who had blackened his ancient name and besmirched his honor.
From Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German by Bender, Millicent Schwab
They were afraid that Raikes was coaxing Sparwick to turn traitor.
From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by Graydon, William Murray
But, although Themistocles had been exiled from his country, he had not fallen low enough to turn traitor.
From The Story of the Greeks by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
