fobbed off

Example Sentences

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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

She said she felt "fobbed off" when she told doctors about her constipation and rectal bleeding.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Great curiosity was shown about this performance, and there was a great scramble for places; and, although inserts for nearly three weeks, we were fobbed off with very bad seats in the orchestra.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell