dou·ble-cross
ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs 
double-crossed; double-crossing; double-crosses
: to deceive by double-dealing : betray
double-crosser
noun
1
a
: an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it
b
: an act of betraying or cheating an associate
2
: a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)
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Examples of double-cross in a Sentence
Verb
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
Noun
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Only time will tell if this is a genuine strategic alliance or another double-cross in the making.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Verb
However, Hye-jin and Jung-ja are soon double-crossed by Sung-jip.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Only time will tell if this is a genuine strategic alliance or another double-cross in the making.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-cross. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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