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

The turncoat was not only defeated but humiliated.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Rather than a defeat for Madrid, Mbappé’s decision has been cast as that of a mercenary and a traitor, a turncoat who gave his word to Pérez and then betrayed him.

From New York Times • May 27, 2022

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