fleeced

Example Sentences

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A bipartisan duo in the Senate wants to make it easier for families of veterans fleeced by financial scams to recoup misused benefits.

From Washington Times

"We either got fleeced by every contractor going or there was another reason for it," Ms Graham said.

From BBC

Yet he engaged in inside trading and bribery on such a scale that few other financiers have fleeced the public more thoroughly.

From Washington Post

“But if that wasn’t enough, now Americans are bailing out College Administrators who fleeced students, and those who opted for Degrees there was no way they could afford.”

From Washington Times

In short, since the system has betrayed and fleeced you, why not take it down with the vulgarity and crudity it deserves?

From Salon