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verb

Definition of sell (out)

as in to betray

to be unfaithful or disloyal to the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound

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sellout

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noun

ˈsel-ˌau̇t

as in betrayal

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again

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Brooklyn opened its 2026-27 season with a 110-103 loss before a sellout crowd of 17,548 at Barclays Center, undone by 22 turnovers and a 20-8 deficit in second-chance points. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Oct. 2026 Audiences intent on not having the whole thing spoiled snapped up tickets, with A24 reporting that there were more than 2,000 sellouts. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2026 Immediately after the initial sellouts and right on up to showtime, the get-in-the-door price for the benches in the back of the Greek hovered in the $800-1,000 range. — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 In a clash of the top two teams in FIFA’s rankings, played before a sellout crowd of 19,220, the visitors left the home side shell-shocked with two spectacular strikes. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell (out)

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When the cleanup began, AI writing was often betrayed by conspicuous clichés.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
Though Bell knew the man was not in the army, his musculature still betrayed to Bell his previous career.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of betray

Noun

The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of treachery

Noun

The deaths of two CIA agents and two Mexican officers in an April crash after a drug-lab raid have triggered a rare federal treason case against Chihuahua’s former top prosecutor.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Mexico has not successfully brought to trial a charge of treason in decades despite a recent attempt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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