fobbed off
Example Sentences
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A woman says she was "fobbed off by the NHS" and "adenomyosis ruined my life".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Some feel "fobbed off" that concerns over side effects are not taken seriously and are also fed up of bearing the "contraceptive burden", says Hall.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
"Too much of my job really is taken up advising victims who feel fobbed off by the police when they report coercive control," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
"I feel totally fobbed off by Bellway," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
"When you was at what?" insisted Bross, declining to be fobbed off with any such flimsy evasion.
From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Brown, Arthur William
