Example Sentences

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Spencer Pratt wasn’t mugged by reality, but it literally burned his house down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Also: What kind of dingus gets mugged on Fifth Avenue?

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Victims who bought cars and vans with clocked mileage say they feel "mugged off" by the fraudsters who wound back a total of 2,000,000 miles off vehicle odometers.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

“Be honest with me, did you get mugged by a hot dog or something?”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell