jilted
Example Sentences
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The competition jilted several companies that didn’t make the cut, leading defense-tech executives to complain to members of Congress and sue the government, separate people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Nicknamed PixTinder by some, PIX has even become a last resort for jilted lovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Well-wishers held out their flowers like jilted lovers.
From BBC ● May 14, 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
And that’s what she cant forgive him for: not for the insult, not even for having jilted her: but for being dead.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
