betrayed

Example Sentences

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Brown said he believes Mandelson "betrayed" his country by leaking the information.

From BBC

“Crawfie was ostracized as a result, and ‘doing a Crawfie’ became the shorthand term for any Palace employee who betrayed intimate family details for financial gain.”

From The Wall Street Journal

However Anwar added: "Many powerful men have made promises to Margaret that have repeatedly been betrayed - the test of this inquiry will be whether it follows the evidence."

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 was so perfect we didn't notice, and we still don't know who betrayed us, how they betrayed us -- it happened so fast."

From Barron's