Example Sentences

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No one knows how Mr. Niemann might have cheated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The dieselgate scandal first erupted in September 2015, when German automaker Volkswagen was found to have cheated pollution tests by installing so-called defeat devices to reduce nitrogen oxide readings.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Mr Patel says his sons can't find jobs and local middlemen have cheated him out of a federal government welfare payment - but he doesn't blame the prime minister.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

The suspects included 63 "financiers" and ring-leaders of crime syndicates that have cheated Chinese citizens of large sums of money, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

“Take heart, brave Ophelia, for you and Hamlet alike can boast that you have cheated Claudius of your deaths,” said Horatio with spirit.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein