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

That outreach has earned her a reputation among communities of color as an advocate — and among some of her fellow officers as a turncoat, the lawsuit claims.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Better to keep a turncoat close than let him run wild.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

We catch glimpses of that conflict when a turncoat is caught spying or when intelligence succeeds or fails spectacularly.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

It was an offer only a turncoat could accept.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela