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
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
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
