bilked
Example Sentences
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In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action against several operations that it said bilked consumers out of millions of dollars with the lure of effortless money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The indictment does not name the California politician whose campaign fund the trio allegedly bilked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Monday’s trial stems from charges alleging he bilked a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising he would find her a home and invest the rest in his real estate business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
The best proof of this wholesomeness is that Masayoshi Son, who lost billions on WeWork, said after the fact that he still loved and respected the founder who had bilked him.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2023
You and the old man have bilked us out of what we spent on the mine.
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
