sabotage

Example Sentences

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This doesn’t work for Alice, however, who goes from disbelief to sabotage to an act of betrayal whose wreckage spills out over the series and blows back on her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Germany moved to end its dependence on Russian energy, a transition made permanent when the Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by sabotage in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

When one chase scene halts as the stop-motion pursuers squabble about their battle cry, the evident labor in the aside elbows us to run with the idea that movements sabotage themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A string of drone sightings has also been reported near military installations in Belgium and Denmark in recent months, raising fears among European officials of possible spying and acts of sabotage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Besides running covert operations, including dirty tricks known as sabotage, Franklin’s work would include gathering intelligence, sending out counterintelligence agents to hunt for moles and British spies, and using propaganda against England.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen