swindle

Example Sentences

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And while they concede that seniors may be more frequently targeted online than those younger, that, too, is based on a false assumption—that their age will make them easier to swindle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

And Uber is helping investigators to try to catch whoever was behind the attempted swindle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said criminals will constantly change how they present scams to lure people in and swindle them.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

That fuelled speculation in Zambian media that some of the suspects might have sought to swindle gold buyers in a fake bullion scam.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

I quickly prayed that my master wouldn’t swindle the ogre and get himself yet another death warrant.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri