turncoat

Example Sentences

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We learn about Britain’s many religious denominations, including fringe groups such as the Ranters and the Fifth Monarchists, and about the turncoats, who were “ten a penny” in Downing’s time.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was a “turncoat and a female Benedict Arnold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Eventually they squeezed into a hovel before being discovered by a turncoat cabinet member.

From Salon

The turncoat was not only defeated but humiliated.

From Salon

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 Literature