double cross
noun
a betrayal or swindle of a colleague.
double-crosses
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present tense formof double-cross (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“I enjoyed watching the succession of betrayals and double-crosses, even if I could tell where it was going to end long before it did,” the reviewer Brian Tallerico wrote.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Metz may envision Steinhauer's story to be a twisty thriller with double-crosses, but the film is edited in ways that defuse the tension and possibly confuse the viewer.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2022
And as should be the case with any good heist thriller, No Sudden Move gets both darker and funnier as the betrayals and double-crosses pile up.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2021
Having deployed soap-opera tricks from amnesia to double-crosses to secret babies and defeating all manner of colorful enemies along the way, where might the “Fast” family go next?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
She figured Sciron would have no trouble believing in double-crosses, being a bandit and all.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
