fleeced

Example Sentences

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Related: ‘I have lost nearly everything’: My mother’s trustee changed her $1 million will and my attorney fleeced me.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Six years later, the deal for George is considered tragically lopsided, the Clippers fleeced and forced to watch assets they surrendered lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to within three wins of an NBA championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

There’s Mamdani near Bryant Park, asking halal cart vendors how much they’d sell their $10 chicken-over-rice plates if they weren’t getting fleeced by permit farmers hoarding licenses from the city.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride