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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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During his 2018 run for Congress, prosecutors said, Cox took money from the fraudulent almond company account and from the sports nonprofit and gave it to business associates and family members who donated to his campaign under their names.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
The lawyers said many of the patterns mirrored those uncovered in 2022 when five Republican gubernatorial candidates were disqualified from the primary ballot after submitting fraudulent signatures.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
The lawyers said many of the patterns mirrored those uncovered in 2022 when five Republican gubernatorial candidates were disqualified from the primary ballot after submitting fraudulent signatures.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2024
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 22 May. 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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