has fleeced
- present perfect of fleece (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
The revenue officer has fleeced the merchant, and commerce was annihilated; the aga has plundered the husbandman, and culture has degenerated.
From The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature by Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François)
“The man who has fleeced me more than Malpas—curse him!—ever did.”
From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville
He is clever, and although he has fleeced several lambs since he plucked the pigeon I saved, he has, as yet, been too clever to be caught.
From The Opal Serpent by Hume, Fergus
Many a sure thing has been lost to the original investors by stupid decisions leading to bankruptcy, and many a seemingly sure thing has fleeced a lot of innocent victims.
From The Gallery by Llewellyn
