swindled

Example Sentences

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But voters weren’t about to get swindled again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker's original non-profit mission.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A Philippine congressional committee rejected impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday over allegations he swindled taxpayers out of billions of dollars.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Her elaborate schemes, among them posing as the heiress to an Irish fortune, swindled people out of huge sums and left Marianne Smyth with two felony convictions.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

But maybe, I thought, she won’t wind up swindled by a con man someday because of having known me.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen