bill of goods

Example Sentences

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If you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ll stop to consider how many times you’ve been sold a bill of goods by a TikTok or an Instagram Reel.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Steinberg suggests I was sold a bill of goods.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“You already feel like you were sold a bill of goods, like, ‘I did all the right things and now this.’

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

“You already feel like you were sold a bill of goods, like, ‘I did all the right things and now this.'

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021

But I wasn't buying the bill of goods Shohreh Saedi was selling.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi