jilted
Example Sentences
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In 2018, a judge awarded a jilted husband almost $9 million, after he alleged that another man lured his wife away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
North Carolina, where the Ammels lived, is one of just a handful of states with a “homewrecker law” that allows a jilted spouse to sue a third party for damages for a marital breakup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Mark Mylow is now Louisa’s recently jilted ex-fiance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Playing a jilted wife whose disdain for her husband swells as the film progresses, "Contempt" was one of Bardot's rare critically acclaimed films, with The New York Times praising it as her best acting performance.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
In Greece he could forget about my mother, who had jilted him, and he could escape comparison with my father, who made so much more money.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
