betray

Example Sentences

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The element of the finale that struck the audience was more than likely the cliff-hanger of whether either traitor would betray each other to take home the £97,750 prize, or would they split it?

From BBC

Asked how British families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan might be feeling, VanDiver says they would likely feel "betrayed", adding: "What I would say to those families is I'm sorry."

From BBC

It’s possible too that, good as she is at light comedy, some voters didn’t buy Glinda’s transformation after spending the nearly the entire movie betraying Elphaba at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet his message today to the world betrays Iran’s harsh reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You can betray the people, but not your father."

From Barron's