jilt

Example Sentences

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Trying to remain friends ruined Jack’s marriage and made Alice jilt another man at the altar.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

Many, many fan bases have felt the jilt at some point.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

Every time you are tempted to respond, look at your fiancé—the one who didn’t jilt you and lie to you.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2019

It was a hell of a way to snatch a late equaliser, set a wonderful record and convince José Mourinho he could finally jilt an over-the-hill hero.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2017

Tell me, Kay, how much you have sold the jilt Bessy for.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various