rip off

Example Sentences

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"Whether it is petrol at the pumps or heating oil, there is no excuse for any business to use this as an opportunity to rip off customers."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

It comes after the chancellor said some heating oil companies are using the crisis in the Middle East "as an opportunity to rip off consumers".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

And don’t discount that Chinese chip makers will figure out how to rip off Nvidia’s technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

“Financial rip-offs don’t just rip off Democrats or Republicans,” Kelleher told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

My plan is to rip off bits and give them to him where nobody can see, the way you would a dog—but after his first bite, Inkling starts poking my leg hard, under the table.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins