BETRAY in a Sentence
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217 example sentences for BETRAY, such as:
1. He betrayed his party and country.
2. Fake friends never betray in front of you.
3. He promised never to betray the organization.
4. He betrayed all his friends on his own account.
5. Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
2. Fake friends never betray in front of you.
3. He promised never to betray the organization.
4. He betrayed all his friends on his own account.
5. Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
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Meanings and Examples of BETRAY
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betray
v. reveal unintentionally
v. give away information about somebody
Classic Sentence: (193 in 13 pages)
1 She had tried to betray him into disloyalty to the South.
2 And to that grim and close-knit community it was as if she had tried to betray the honor of them all.
3 Mrs. Trenor, true to her word, had shown no signs of expecting Lily at the bridge-table, and had even hinted to the other card-players that they were to betray no surprise at her unwonted defection.
4 She had gone to the women at afternoon-coffees, to the merchants in their stores, with so many outpouring comments and whimsies that she hadn't given them a chance to betray their opinions of her.
5 She admired Erik's dance; he could never betray bad taste, as Cy did, and Dave.
6 If unsatisfied by the philosophy of his companion, the Indian was far too dignified to betray his unbelief.
7 On the other hand, Heyward began to throw sundry inducements in the way of the French general, to betray the discoveries he had made through the intercepted letter.
8 Of them all, the straggler who brought up the rear appeared alone to betray his real thoughts, without fear of observation or dread of consequences.
9 Nay, that foot has no fellow in the wilderness; it will betray her.
10 The least injudicious or impatient movement on the part of David might betray them, and time was absolutely necessary to insure the safety of the scout.
11 But Hawkeye was too much accustomed to the war song and the enlistments of the natives, to betray any interest in the passing scene.
12 She also is dressed with great neatness, and her white, delicate hands betray very little acquaintance with servile toil.
13 But he felt strong in God to meet death, rather than betray the helpless.
14 "He is a large slave-owner, I believe," said Madame de Thoux, with a manner which seemed to betray more interest than she was exactly willing to show.
15 The girl made a sort of non-committal attempt to see, but the boy did not betray that he was aware of it.
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1 Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
2 Fake friends never betray in front of you.
3 He promised never to betray the organization.
4 The two spies betray their country by selling military secrets to the enemy.
5 It gratified all the vicious vanity that was in him; and so, instead of winning him, it only "set him up" the more and made him the more diligent to avoid betraying that he knew she was about.
6 Nothing Jason did could mitigate Medea's anger; she refused to forgive him for betraying her.
7 The wretch used to requite his benefactors by betraying them.
8 As far as he was concerned there was no question of betraying his own comrades.
9 For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.
10 He betrayed all his friends on his own account.
11 The rogue blew upon the scheme and so betrayed his partner to the police.
12 She was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her.
13 The rogue blew on the scheme and so betrayed his partner to the police.
14 He betrayed his party and country.
15 The reform candidate kept to denounce the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.