Example Sentences

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The military and House staffers get stiffed next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Through a series of high-profile protests and rallies, deliverers informed customers that they were getting stiffed on pay, and they did not have durable insurance to cover accidents, robberies, injuries, and physical attacks.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

DuBon had been stiffed on a painting job a few weeks earlier — an employer simply refused to pay — and started going to Casa Latina instead of Home Depot.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Thousands of private vendors who supplied the state with goods and services got stiffed after July 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Just my luck, that day somebody had stiffed him $250 for making a dent in a garage door while he was on a job.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina