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

That echoed comments from the former first minister earlier in the week, when she told an audience at a literary festival she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her husband.

From BBC • May 31, 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

“This officer betrayed the public, betrayed the inmates, and betrayed the badge. My office will hold corrupt correctional officers to account for their behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“I would have you know, children, that I never betrayed you. I did exactly as I swore I would: I helped your little princess free her grandmother—no more, no less.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley