betrayed

Example Sentences

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“If you’re feeling helpless, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re feeling betrayed, if you’re feeling frustrated, if you’re feeling angry, I understand,” Springsteen said.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Nicola Sturgeon has said she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her estranged husband Peter Murrell as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The mother, having dedicated her entire life to the revolution, is left with the crushing sensation that her dream has been betrayed.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The battle over whether the company betrayed its nonprofit mission has pitted Elon Musk against his co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I do not know what I expected—indignation, anger, perhaps sorrow: but he betrayed no emotion.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya