two-faced

Example Sentences

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At his sentencing, Judge P Kevin Castel called him a "two-faced politician" who had used his influence and national security forces to protect drug traffickers who had bribed and supported him.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“The Palm House” is hard on perceived sellouts, such as Edmund’s commercially minded boss and an oddly two-faced TV producer who briefly enters Laura’s orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Or, “Jerry Basmati is two-faced, like that ‘Batman’ villain, the Joker.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

So the question becomes, is ousting a two-faced killer more valuable than removing the enemy of your enemy who has all the charm of a raging, snot-dripping bout of the super flu?

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

There’s more about any and all in the chapter on verbs, None is the most difficult of the two-faced words, those that can be either singular or plural.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner