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Examples of fraudulent in a Sentence
Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election.
fraudulent use of a credit card
the victim of a fraudulent scheme
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Fort Worth man with making a fraudulent investment bid worth $200 million, the commission announced this week.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Police said detectives served a search warrant at the man’s home on Wednesday and recovered a .45-caliber handgun, ammunition, firearm accessories and a fraudulent California identification card.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Coups, corruption, military governments, state violence, fraudulent and failed elections, migration, U.N. interventions and devastating natural disasters would mark the post-Duvalier years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But prosecutors say Whitehead illegally sought to leverage his real estate holdings, filing fraudulent loan applications with five banks seeking millions of dollars.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 18 June 2024
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Police said detectives served a search warrant at the man’s home on Wednesday and recovered a .45-caliber handgun, ammunition, firearm accessories and a fraudulent California identification card.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Coups, corruption, military governments, state violence, fraudulent and failed elections, migration, U.N. interventions and devastating natural disasters would mark the post-Duvalier years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But prosecutors say Whitehead illegally sought to leverage his real estate holdings, filing fraudulent loan applications with five banks seeking millions of dollars.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 18 June 2024
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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fraudulent
adjective
fraud·u·lent
ˈfrȯ-jə-lənt 
: based on or done by fraud
fraudulently
adverb
fraudulentness
noun
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