The marines were ordered below, and all others whose uniforms might betray their country, while the English colors floated from every mast-head.
The only hope was, that an increased reward might induce one of the gang to betray his confederates; and as the property was of large value, this was done, and one hundred guineas was promised for the required information.
Before ice forms a skim across the still pools, nibbled chips betray where a beaver colony is at work; so the hunters began setting beaver traps.
A noise might betray us, and then it might become necessary to put a bullet in you.
If they fired on Dan, they would betray themselves, and, if they did not, the youth would surely escape.
If I let you out of my sight, and you fall in with those Americans, you will betray me to them.
And shouldst thou ever betray this secret to any one, or if it be found out, then I shall again be a boar all the time for life, and thou turn into a frog because of too much talking.
Hermes Mercury, who is believed in the Toscana Romana tobetray thieves when they commit murder.
There are no stocks for women, only two horizontal bars to which their hands are tied, if they refuse to betray their lovers.
One has to look into his eyes for an expression of what passes in his mind, as his face is not mobile; nor does he betray his feelings by involuntary actions.
Than to thy Country prove unjust; First sell, and then betray thy Trust For so many hard Rix-dollers.
He did not move, or betray any symptom of surprise.
Of course he had a purpose to serve, and that purpose was to betray them.
My remarkable dress might betray me in my flight, and if I once more fell into the hands of any of the Russians, better informed of the circumstance, all the efforts of the king would not be able to save me.
I had promised not to betray by my behaviour the intelligence which the Baroness had imparted to me, and yet I deemed it impossible to preserve such a dominion over myself if the vehemency of my state of mind should not abate.
He had attempted to betray his country; he received in exchange six thousand pounds sterling, together with a brigadiership in the British Army.
To betray his country was treason; to betray his sole friend and benefactor was unknown to him by any name in the English language.
Not that he was ever wanting in attention and deferential courtesy, or that he ever failed to betray a warmth of feeling or a generous devotion; but his manner was prosaic, thoroughly practical both in action and in expression.
His look conveyed the threat, "Be careful, or I will betray you.
It would be necessary for me to keep apart from her, for in her presence I should be continually confronted by the temptation to betray myself, to make confession, and to do this would be to inflict upon her frightful suffering.
I kept my eyes from him while he helped himself and drank; my fear was lest some look in my eyes should betray me; my cue was to ascertain from his own lips the extent of his knowledge, and how he came by it.
It is unpleasant because it forces a guilty person to betray himself and reveal more or less of the truth that he tries to hide.
Partaking as you do freely in the benefits of that empire, do not now betray it to these Sicilians and Corinthians whom you have so often beaten.
And if either of them should take me for you and speak to me for you, and I should attempt to reply, I should be sure to betray myself.
And furthermore, I may ask you to be cautious and not to betray our friend Robert Munson's agency in our escape.
And he was almost about to betray himself by saying that there could be no such band there, when he recollected his position, and held his tongue.
Life and dignities were promised him, if he would consent to betray his cause.
A man might fight a duel, if in danger of being stigmatized as a coward; he might betray his friend, if he could thus benefit his party.
His prime minister, Sunderland, was in treaty with the conspirators, and waiting to betray him.
Equally wonderful is the fact that, of the many to whom his secret was intrusted, not one was disposed to betray him, even in view of so splendid a bribe as thirty thousand pounds.
By the next day they had planned to betray him to the Moors.
I admitted I was shrewd, Hillas, but I'm not yellow clear through, not enough to betray this part of the frontier anyhow.
His heart palpitated wildly, he shook with fear, the colour left his cheeks, and he tried to set his face and his throat like flint not to betray himself.
I say, don't you go and tell Jan that you made me betray it to you, Miss Deb!
Lionel, however, had no intention to betray trust.
With such gentle tastes, something more than a trifle is needed to betray him into wrath and sarcasm.
In the few we make, we shall be anxious to give the most favourable specimens of his genius: the faults we have hinted at will sufficiently betraythemselves without seeking for especial illustration of them.
Some have called me 'friend,' and when they thought I was no longer suspicious, have tried to betray me.
He looked straight ahead only, for anything else mightbetray him.
If there was any sign that they intended to betray his plans for escape, Geronimo would shoot them, and Loco and Nana both knew it.
But Irene took care to betray nothing, whatever efforts Lootie might make to get at her thoughts.
Are you sure you didn't betray yourself, when she showed the image of wax?
If we wait for our chance, and turn it to the right use when it comes, we may yet succeed in making her betray herself.
Alban seized the chance of making her betray herself--under pretense of helping her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "betray" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
