turn traitor
Example Sentences
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A former Army soldier arrived in Ukraine only to turn traitor and defect to Russia.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
“What!” he exclaimed scornfully; “wouldst thou have me turn traitor to my own father?”
From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
He sent secretly to Pănglîma Râja Sĭbîdi, and, by promises of favours to come, and by gifts of no small value, he had but little difficulty in persuading him to turn traitor.
From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Clifford, Hugh Charles, Sir
Even a mountebank of the gutter may turn traitor in the wilderness.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
They were afraid that Raikes was coaxing Sparwick to turn traitor.
From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by Graydon, William Murray
