turncoat

Example Sentences

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But that’s not quite right either: Pointing a finger at Tortora—as a dozen or so turncoat Camorristas will ultimately do—comes with benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

That outreach has earned her a reputation among communities of color as an advocate — and among some of her fellow officers as a turncoat, the lawsuit claims.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Better to keep a turncoat close than let him run wild.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

These specialists, unfortunately, arrive with several question marks, like the team’s sickly, retired engineer and a self-absorbed turncoat.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Under the command of Benedict Arnold, the notorious turncoat American general who now fought with the British, the men carried silver handcuffs meant for the author of the Declaration of Independence.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis