fraudulently
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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A network of online charter schools fraudulently obtained at least $400 million in state school funds from 2016 to 2019, according to the San Diego County district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Formerly the vice president of a company called Riverstone Networks, in 2006 he was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of being part of a plot to fraudulently recognize $30 million in revenue.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Bowens worries that some people will fraudulently overstate deductions and that people who mess up accidentally could get hurt as the IRS tries to enforce the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
It purported to be from a barristers' chambers called 7BR, which told the BBC it had "reported this incident to the police on the basis that someone appears to have fraudulently misused the 7BR letterhead".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Mrs Hattingh, however, had ceased to impress him since the day she had obtained the dresses for her granddaughters fraudulently and on the strength of his attachment to Susannah.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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