jilt

Trying to remain friends ruined Jack’s marriage and made Alice jilt another man at the altar.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024

Used to be, only the programs from marginal to so-so to pretty good felt the jilt.

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

It was a hell of a way to snatch a late equaliser, set a wonderful record and convince José Mourinho he could finally jilt an over-the-hill hero.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2017

He must not be rude to Mrs. Gillin, or jilt her daughter, all at once.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield

Then she watches as he jilts her for Julie Andrews’s Maria, a 19-year-old wannabe nun who runs around wearing drapes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020

In “Queen,” the female lead takes a European “honeymoon” by herself after her fiance jilts her.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2017

The film stars Jill Clayburgh as a thirtysomething gallerist, wife and mother whose life is turned upside down when her stockbroker husband jilts her for a younger woman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2014

San Diego State jilts Big East, staying in Mountain West San Diego State is staying in the Mountain West and backing out on the Big East — just like Boise State did last month.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2013

False, cowardly logic, by which all male jilts seek to excuse their own treachery to themselves and to others!

From The Claverings by Anthony Trollope

The competition jilted several companies that didn’t make the cut, leading defense-tech executives to complain to members of Congress and sue the government, separate people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

They also included twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the founders of crypto platform Gemini, who were made famous as jilted investors in the movie "The Social Network" about the birth of Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

Twice jilted, Rangers are putting out the notion that they might still get back together sometime in the future.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

I looked at Rosaleen, afraid this situation of jilted love might be unfortunate enough to send May into one of her episodes, but she was intent on my pancake.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

“Amazon’s hiring spree is concentrated in Seattle,” this newspaper reported, adding that this is a “degree of rebuke” to the idea the company is jilting us over the payroll tax.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021

The Raiders are jilting us, abandoning their loyal fan base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2019

Killebrew and Allison took the Twins to the World Series in 1965, while Senators 2.0 had one winning season before again jilting the city and moving to Texas in 1972.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2018

An induction crowd rarely if ever boos, and Cubs fans, who understand their historic, losing plight, did not jeer him for jilting them.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2014

That is jilting by inches, and as regards faithfulness a pledged woman is more difficult to win away than a pledged man.

From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George