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

The con artist in Ritter’s novel is a young woman with a murky past and visions of absconded riches who is ensnared in an elaborate swindle that recalls David Mamet at his most labyrinthine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

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

“It’s done. Buster said it out loud, and nearly every human in the system heard him say it. ‘Mercerism is a swindle.’

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick