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
He was building large fortresses, and it might be his intention to declare his independence of the Spanish crown, and turn traitor to his own country.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
Should an Emily Louise then turn traitor to her father, or should she desert an Aunt Cordelia and an Aunt Louise?
From Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart by Hinton, Charles Louis
To neither could I turn traitor, and do the work, or satisfy the aspirations of a true and loving woman.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
"You mean that——" "It would be better for me to die than that my father's child should turn traitor or coward."
From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James
