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
After all that had transpired—after all he had promised—was he going to turn traitor?
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
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 Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Could it be that the sly schemer, for the furtherance of his ambition to govern France, was about to turn traitor and betray the coalition?
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
And think you, Master Clevering, that I would turn traitor for your love?
From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Sara Beaumont Kennedy
