jilted
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
