1
: formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
especially
: made into a desired shape by heating and hammering
forged blades
a cold forged sword
2
: made falsely especially with intent to deceive
forged signatures
a forged document
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Examples of forged in a Sentence
a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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Each was charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that carry penalties of up to four or five years in prison.
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CBS News, 21 June 2024
In Nevada, they were charged in December with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that together come with a maximum of nine years in prison.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Haughton was picked up in Brooklyn in April for driving without a license and possession of a forged instrument.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Gomez has been charged with theft of identity and criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree in connection to the fraudulent Social Security cards.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
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CBS News, 21 June 2024
In Nevada, they were charged in December with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that together come with a maximum of nine years in prison.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Haughton was picked up in Brooklyn in April for driving without a license and possession of a forged instrument.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Gomez has been charged with theft of identity and criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree in connection to the fraudulent Social Security cards.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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