defraud
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud.
were defrauding
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past progressiveof defraud.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The company discontinued the commissions in 1992 after allegations came out that employees were defrauding customers, overcharging and billing for unneeded repairs.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
But it was during 2017 that Davis was threatening the Gumrukcus with going to law enforcement with allegations they were defrauding him.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
He told me that he ordered the G.P.S. device because he suspected that members of his sales team were defrauding Tiversa.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
“The employees that were defrauding clients were also defrauding Ms. Elbaz,” Pollack said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
They were defrauding the public with sheer, undisguised robbery, and the government did nothing to check them.
From Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs
