cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
cheated
Example Sentences
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“A lot of people say, ‘Well, he’s got baggage, he cheated on his wife.’
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Using stolen identities, AI tools and U.S. accomplices, its operatives have cheated their way into remote jobs at American companies—funneling millions of dollars back to Kim Jong Un’s regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The cheater is just as insecure, if not more, than the person who’s scared to get cheated on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
But this was not an issue over whether he deliberately cheated.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He reached the net and leaped through, while a million eyes glowed angrily in the shadows, cheated of their prey.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
