fraudulently
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors allege he fraudulently obtained investments in his tech company, then used the funds to finance a lavish lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Reynolds said Kismet had manufactured and supplied kebabs to takeaways and restaurants with labels that indicated a specific quantity of specified meat, which the firm knew to be incorrect, thereby fraudulently misleading customers.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He has filed a separate lawsuit in Greenbrier County, where he lives, arguing that the Rowlings fraudulently obtained confidential financial information during a 2024 visit and should never have been allowed to acquire the debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A man in St. Louis was found to have fraudulently received $106,923 in disability benefits — but that was over a 20-year period, so that averaged barely $5,000 a year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The indorsement of General Cooper shows that the paper was fraudulently handled.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by James Longstreet
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