fleece
noun
the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
had fleeced
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past perfectof fleece.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the media, Blake’s lawyers skillfully demonized Bakley as a “star stalker” and a conscienceless scam artist who had fleeced men all over the country and made countless enemies, many of them possible killers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Mr Simkin asked if he had "fleeced" others to pay for his lifestyle, and the defendant replied: "No."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Lined up against Porzingis, and a Mavericks team many thought had fleeced the Knicks in the Porzingis deal, Randle rumbled for 44 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the Knicks’ 117-109 victory.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
Vatican prosecutors last year launched a separate investigation into the Vatican secretariat of state’s purchase of a luxury London building amid allegations that middlemen had fleeced the Holy See out of millions of euros.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2020
He had fleeced all that was fleeceable in Dansington, and had vanished into the clouds.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 5, 1892 by Various
