double-cross
Example Sentences
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The action picks up from that double-cross, with the impossible-to-shock Deborah stunned and angry but playing along with Ava’s gambit while her overlords are watching.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
No-one knows whether they will double-cross their paymasters by secretly voting for another candidate on Tuesday.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Ritchie piles double-cross on double-cross, clearly reveling in his plot machinations.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2020
Those points will double if the act of betrayal eventually turns out to be a fake double-cross.
From The Verge • Apr. 10, 2019
“That,” she said quietly, “is despicable. Ask for his help, then double-cross him? And you wonder why goblins don’t like wizards, Ron?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
