Example Sentences

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You don’t want to give the impression that you have a script or are cheating in some way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

She worries intro-level students taking AI shortcuts are cheating themselves out of skills needed for upper-level classes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

No one says, "You aren't really in recovery from diabetes because you are cheating by taking insulin."

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2023

A federal inspector general has announced an audit of IRS employees to suss out how many of them are cheating on their own taxes.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Ah, but you are cheating, you must say, 'I am a rat,’” said Botticelli, smiling his slow smile at Roscuro.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo