Sentence examples for the backstabber from inspiring English sources

The politics could hardly be more difficult after last week's sequence of misjudgments over non-dom status, the "backstabber" attack on Ed Miliband and what looked like the bizarre timing of the announcement of a new tax break for rich homeowners, the exemption of £1m family homes from inheritance tax.

The bread is baked to order, smothered in garlicky "dirty sauce," and the 183 different sandwiches — some secret and available only to insiders — have whimsical names like the Backstabber (chicken with Caesar dressing) and the Do You Smell What Barack Is Cooking (thinly sliced rib-eye), both $7.97.

Ms. Sue divides hateful co-workers into categories, including the Steamroller (a bully who is not necessarily right but is determined), the Whine and Cheeser (who finds the dark side to everything, as in: "Cheez, I got a raise. I'll have to pay more taxes"), and the Backstabber (enough said).

I'm relieved she's learning these tools early because, let's face it, there is a mean girl wherever you go, whether it's the rumor-starter in high school, the boyfriend-stealer in college, the backstabber at book club, the put-down queen at the office.

Identify the backstabber.

Make a decision to confront the backstabber.

Discuss the situation privately with the backstabber.

The backstabber is still a human.