carpetbagger

Example Sentences

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As far as some Virginians were concerned, he was also an integrationist carpetbagger.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

Mr. Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered in May, has cast Mr. Oz as a carpetbagger and out of touch with everyday people.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2022

From Heizer’s perspective, the family history proves he’s not a carpetbagger like some other artists who headed west to make earthworks, Robert Smithson prominent among them.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Chris Boyle, the campaign’s communications director, portrayed Mr. Gershon as an inexperienced elitist and a carpetbagger.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2018

But dat carpetbagger couldn' do nothin' wid ole Slick 'dough.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration