palming off
Example Sentences
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“Industry is simply palming off the benefits to the consumer.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
Whereas I previously felt sad about the prospect of getting rid of all the baby kit, I’m now palming off bits of neon plastic at every opportunity.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2016
The line gets a laugh, but it’s a ruse: Tarantino is palming off the convolutions of his plot as a knowing gag.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 4, 2016
With no more equipment than a telephone, sharp Canadian stock promoters have fleeced gullible Americans of millions by palming off worthless oil and uranium shares at inflated prices.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Sydney, however, there is less adulteration and palming off of inferior for good articles.
From Town Life in Australia by Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny
