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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
double-cross .
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Examples
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Based on a Vertigo/DC comic, The Losers is about a ragtag group of CIA black ops who get double-crossed and left for dead by their own superiors.
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Although Judas double-crossed his best friend for a paltry sum, some scholars argue that Judas is the secret hero of Christianity.
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The citizens of Aspendus had learned the hard way that no one double-crossed Alexander.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Dulles complained that it was they who double-crossed us and now they are trying to put the blame on us.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Ike now knew that his World War II allies had double-crossed him, hatching their own secret plot to take military action against Egypt.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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But a little death and mayhem is expected, given how Walt double-crossed Gus, right?
Mega Buzz: True Blood's Resurrection, Bones' Baby and a New Burn Notice Mission 2011
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A few minutes later, Ike was still arguing with himself whether to be tough or diplomatic with the allies who had double-crossed him.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Ike now knew that his World War II allies had double-crossed him, hatching their own secret plot to take military action against Egypt.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Dulles complained that it was they who double-crossed us and now they are trying to put the blame on us.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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A few minutes later, Ike was still arguing with himself whether to be tough or diplomatic with the allies who had double-crossed him.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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