double-cross
Example Sentences
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When a double-cross happens in one of the storylines, it passes as character development.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023
The man won’t talk, but Lillian is one step ahead with a deal — and a double-cross — which ensures the baby’s safe return and the kidnapper’s swift arrest.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023
No-one knows whether they will double-cross their paymasters by secretly voting for another candidate on Tuesday.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Those points will double if the act of betrayal eventually turns out to be a fake double-cross.
From The Verge • Apr. 10, 2019
It never entered his mind that someone might double-cross him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
