double-cross
Example Sentences
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The action picks up from that double-cross, with the impossible-to-shock Deborah stunned and angry but playing along with Ava’s gambit while her overlords are watching.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
The man won’t talk, but Lillian is one step ahead with a deal — and a double-cross — which ensures the baby’s safe return and the kidnapper’s swift arrest.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023
No-one knows whether they will double-cross their paymasters by secretly voting for another candidate on Tuesday.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Even after Makee’s double-cross at the end of episode eight, it was still clear she and John cared for one another and that she would be willing to abandon the Covenant again for his sake.
From The Verge • May 20, 2022
Even as Tisquantum attempted to foment Indian distrust of Massasoit, he told the colonists that Massasoit was going to double-cross them by leading a joint attack on Plymouth with the Narragansett.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
