Example Sentences

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“If we destroy our sacred land and poison our environment, we are betraying our children and grandchildren and hurting ourselves,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

According to Burdin, authorities said: “You have such a wonderful church, but you are betraying your motherland.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Some 58 percent of those surveyed said that their governments are betraying them and future generations.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2021

Jeudy may be a great route runner that consistently gets open, but those butterfingers are betraying those fantastic feet.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2020

Her eyes said, You are betraying me, but wasn’t he protecting her?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr