How to Use betrayal in a Sentence

betrayal

noun
Definition of betrayalnext
Synonyms for betrayalnext
  • In this particular case, Agatha’s journey is marked by betrayal and emotional pain that stems back to her upbringing and childhood.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Jeff Brown Jeff Brown was Ray’s close friend and manager, and also gave a compelling look at loyalty, betrayal, and the business side of fame.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
  • And yet, in a way, held the guts and the heart of the whole betrayal.
    — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • Everything in that song is true: the betrayals, the heartaches, the pain.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 July 2024
  • There’s love and there’s betrayal, but there isn’t a great crime.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • These words, this faith in her, this betrayal of her, are the outcome.
    — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But then, pointless betrayal is par for the course for these two.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
  • In its place is a sense of betrayal, shared by millions.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
  • His timbre is as much a betrayal as his taste for the carnal press of white and caramel skin.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Anything below that, would be a betrayal of the path he’s blazed alone.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • What are some things that happened that inspired the theme of betrayal?
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Here are some heart-wrenching betrayals, both on the big and small screen, that made quite a huge impact.
    — Jacob Linden, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Her then-boyfriend saw her decision to move on from QAnon as a betrayal.
    — David Klepper, ajc, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Friends say that all his recent posts are about betrayal.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Her then-boyfriend saw her decision to move on as a betrayal.
    — David Klepper, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
  • The sentiment is not so much one of betrayal but of concern.
    — Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • The body’s final betrayal, of course, is death, the subject of Cronenberg’s new film.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Cheating on one’s spouse may be a betrayal of the heart, but in New York State, it’s long been a criminal offense.
    — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Anyone who's been ghosted can relate to that kind of pain and betrayal.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 8 July 2024
  • But, of course, Scott’s betrayal is a small episode in the collapse of decency and any sense of shame that Trump’s lordship demands of his acolytes.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But, in a tragic betrayal, he was killed by Hank’s Chechen henchmen in Sunday’s episode.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • For people who had believed in Abiy’s early promise, the videos felt like a betrayal.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • That Pendergrass had opened for Gaye and clearly looked up to him made his success and his betrayal all the more painful for Marvin.
    — Matthew Allan, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The act, which both Kall and Linda understand to be violent, is a betrayal of trust.
    — Talya Zax, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Swift’s side argues that she was shut out of the sale of her masters in a betrayal that prevented her from bidding on the purchase.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
  • But others on the right viewed such a letter as a betrayal that undermined their efforts to oust Moyle.
    — Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024
  • James' whole legacy was about, 'I was brought up with violence and beef and kidnaps and murder and betrayal.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
  • The hard knocks of family life as a child, and betrayal by the Royal Navy, had shattered any dreams Avery once cherished.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Shah’s betrayal is part of what made Garcia’s relatively minor violation — setting up a troll account that few people were even aware of — so activating.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'betrayal.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: