betray
verb (used with object)
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.
was betraying
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past progressiveof betray.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Yet every time I gave in and said something along those lines, I felt like I was betraying the extraordinary experience the Welsh call cynefin.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
“I felt like I was betraying a friend.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
After Mrs Rooney posted that someone she trusted was betraying her, Ms Watt wrote to Mrs Vardy: "It wasn't someone she trusted. It was me."
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
I was betraying Gran and spinning her memory away all at once.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
