betray

Example Sentences

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Asked whether she betrayed Bass, Raman said her decision to run was driven by the growing problems facing the city — and the need for change.

From Los Angeles Times

"I would get up and have breakfast, and he would look at me in the eye. And I don't know how he could have betrayed me for so many years."

From BBC

The divide between the demons and humans gets blurred when it's discovered that one character was once human but betrayed their family, while another is secretly hiding signs of a demon identity.

From BBC

The awkward spectacle in which he apologized for betraying an unnamed girlfriend transfixed the nation—then the entire world.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Of course,” Dad says, though his wobbly voice betrays doubt.

From Literature