defraud

Example Sentences

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Though the cases were not connected, officials said they adopted similar ways to defraud the medical system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

There seemed to be a real hunger for some sense of justice for Cook, who did not defraud anyone.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

In court, he said he had always run an honest business and did not intend to defraud his customers.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Federal prosecutors this week charged six more people with allegedly participating in a sprawling effort to defraud the state’s safety-net system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I’d just have to prove that they were using the telegraph company to defraud.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner