trumped-up
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of trumped-up
Example Sentences
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Indeed at one point Sarkozy compares himself with France's most famous victim of justice, Alfred Dreyfus – the Jewish officer who was sent to Devil's Island on a trumped-up espionage charge.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Mr. Lai has been in prison on trumped-up charges ever since.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Whether future Cannes controversies await — major or minor, trumped-up or genuine — remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023
One other American is in prison on a spying conviction: former Marine and corporate security executive Paul Whelan, arrested in 2018 on charges the United States and his family say were trumped-up.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Some, of it was formal and trumped-up, overdone.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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