Example Sentences

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He cheated Vanderbilt with a short selling operation in Erie shares that caused the market overall to fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

No one knows how Mr. Niemann might have cheated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But that dinner, more than anything else, adds a hardened glaze of insult to Megan’s allegation that Thompson cheated on her.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Dabaie was asked by CNN whether the congressman’s comments can be construed as acknowledging that he cheated on his wife, while denying doing anything illegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

And she got by with it because she was so round and rosy and merry and, with it all, so fair, in that she cheated everyone the same.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman