betrayed

Example Sentences

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“Most people feel betrayed, and that’s bipartisan,” Stephen Otterstrom, a longtime Salt Lake City resident running to represent District 21 in the Statehouse, told me.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

“If you’re feeling helpless, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re feeling betrayed, if you’re feeling frustrated, if you’re feeling angry, I understand,” he said.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

A pen and a contract lay atop the metal, ready for a forced signature, while the man’s fiancee and her father watch in silence, seeking revenge on the person who betrayed them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Early in his managerial career, leading Barcelona, he said privately he had betrayed himself in a match against Inter Milan.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And to my horror, he said, “I’m sorry, little monk,” as if he deserved to have been betrayed.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri