defecting
Example Sentences
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At the dinner, I tried to get a sense if there were more women like Smith—sweet, older Christian Alabamians—snapping and defecting to the left.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
The defecting lawmakers are making it heard that their decision wasn’t taken lightly.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026
Mr. Pence and his board have set a target of $15 million from donors to finance the defecting analysts for three years, and as of Friday we hear they had raised more than $13 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Suddenly, Golding had to do more than scramble to hire new staff, keep recruits from defecting, and convince players not to transfer to other schools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Common sense told him that telling lies and defecting from duty were sins.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
