carpetbagger

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

There were times when fans were skeptical of “carpetbagger country.”

From Los Angeles Times

That will be no mean feat in a district where she is already facing the “carpetbagger” aspersion.

From New York Times

What’s more, to dismiss the photographer as some kind of carpetbagger was, arguably, to misunderstand the West.

From New York Times

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