double-crossed

past tense of double-cross

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of double-crossed In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery. Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them. Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025 He had been double-crossed by Guzmán López, who was also on the plane and had been arranging his surrender for some time. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-crossed
betrayed
Verb
  • Joseph of Egypt tells the Old Testament story about Joseph (Adam Hamshi), who, betrayed by jealous brothers, defies all expectations and rises to incredible power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Double-crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-crossed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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