betrayal of trust

Example Sentences

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It’s a masterpiece of accounting — and a quiet betrayal of trust.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

“It’s a betrayal of trust from law enforcement ... who do you call when it’s the police who are the problem?” asked her attorney, Jamal Tooson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

“It took us some time as an institution to accept the betrayal of trust that these thefts represented,” Dr Fischer later told the BBC.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

The actions by PwC are a "grotesque betrayal of trust" of the government and the citizens, O'Neil told ABC Radio.

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

But Caldigate fancied that there must be a betrayal of trust in these revelations, and though he was in truth interested about the woman, did not give much encouragement to his friend.

From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony