jilted

Example Sentences

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Well-wishers held out their flowers like jilted lovers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In 2018, a judge awarded a jilted husband almost $9 million, after he alleged that another man lured his wife away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

They need Doncic to play like a man on a mission, and maybe now he will, because is there a more fervent mission than that of a jilted lover trying to prove their worth?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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