Example Sentences

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He was more upbeat than he had been in a while, since his body had been betraying him slowly but surely — first his hips, then his heart.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2012

They would call Sarah in, on a pretext, and watch her face; if she had been betraying them to Mr. Burgess, it would show in her manner.

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark

It seemed to her she had been betraying William's affairs.

From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

They would call Sarah in, on a pretext, and watch her face; if she had been betraying them to Mr. Burgess, it would show in her manner. 

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Twain, Mark

The audience had been growing more and more restless and unsettled, and the faces of those that sat on the platform had been betraying greater and greater dismay and consternation.

From The Iron Heel by London, Jack