jilted
Americanadjective
verb
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Origin of jilted
Example Sentences
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The competition jilted several companies that didn’t make the cut, leading defense-tech executives to complain to members of Congress and sue the government, separate people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Well-wishers held out their flowers like jilted lovers.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Playing a jilted wife whose disdain for her husband swells as the film progresses, "Contempt" was one of Bardot's rare critically acclaimed films, with The New York Times praising it as her best acting performance.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
The final segment is a full circle of sorts: with Jatgeir dead, Eline returns to her jilted husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
And then, about 1936, or 1937, the man from Lansing jilted my mother suddenly.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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