scheme

Example Sentences

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As a country, we went from nothing into this full scheme of building, building, building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One day, while thinking of ideas, he came up with a scheme to build replicas of everyday items that were "10 times the size, because I'm not very good at maths", he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Over the life of this fraud scheme, not a single legitimate hospice service was ever provided, yet millions were billed in a brazen, calculated scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system,” Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

After the defence ministry published a statement on the matter, "dozens" of other groups contacted the authorities to enquire about the scheme, Myronenko said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Grace, Jake, and Kojo worked out an elaborate scheme for not being at their own homes on Tuesday night.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein