betray
verb (used with object)
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.
have been betraying
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present perfect progressiveof betray.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It would have been betraying the characters if they’d rhymed too well.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2017
Other intelligence sources remain skeptical also that Belmokhtar would have been betraying the jihadi cause.
From Newsweek ● Jan. 23, 2013
We have been betraying you, and now wish to be further bribed to stop doing so.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2011
To have messed in naval style would also have been betraying themselves.
From The Victory At Sea by Burton J. Hendrick
"So, Master Babington, I find you have been betraying the trust I placed in you—" "What, trust, my Lord?" said Antony, his bright blue eyes looking back into those of the nobleman.
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte Mary Yonge
