jilt
Example Sentences
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Trying to remain friends ruined Jack’s marriage and made Alice jilt another man at the altar.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024
Many, many fan bases have felt the jilt at some point.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
Every time you are tempted to respond, look at your fiancé—the one who didn’t jilt you and lie to you.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2019
You don’t jilt a woman who can spin in midair while wearing the equivalent of an ermine-trimmed housecoat.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2016
For did base Men within my Power fall, T' avenge my injur'd Sex, I'd jilt 'em all.
From The Perjur'd Husband by Centlivre, Susanna
Vocabulary lists containing jilt
A Doll's House
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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