betrayed

Example Sentences

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Mr Burnham commissioned a series of independent reviews after he became mayor in 2017, following the BBC documentary The Betrayed Girls, which highlighted repeated failures to protect children in the region.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

Betrayed by others, they betray in turn, forever tunneling back through the past, seeking the meaning of their acts.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2018

Betrayed by one starting pitcher, Roberts leaned on another.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2017

Betrayed: While you do not owe your former friend a meeting of any kind, it can be a good idea to accept another person’s offer to “clear the air.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2016

Betrayed the right amount of feeling—indignation, disgust—but no guilt, no discomfiture?

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie