bilked
Example Sentences
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In the 1990s, John Bennett and his New Era Philanthropy, a Ponzi scheme, bilked an ex-U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
From those schools, 10 teachers were bilked out of roughly $7,000 in credit card charges, Ware said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Prosecutors alleged Miller-Whitehead 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 ● Mar. 11, 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
“I could have glad rags, too, if you hadn’t bilked me out of four thousand dollars.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
