Examples of fleeced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a 2017 decision, for instance, the Supreme Court shrank the amount of time regulators have to sue wrongdoers, significantly reducing the sums the SEC can seek to pay back fleeced investors. — Dave Michaels, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020 But draft picks have become part of the mix, largely because teams that give up the superior player cannot appear to have gotten fleeced. — Jack Mccallum, SI.com, 9 July 2019 The company will reimburse the $87 million of public money already spent, so at least taxpayers won’t get fleeced. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019 And from the stands where season ticket holders feel fleeced? — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017 Here’s how to shop a going out of business sale without getting fleeced. — Keith Barry, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2017 One of the fleeced Neoteric investors was an 86-year-old Minnesota resident who lost $50,000 and another was an 80-year-old Arizona resident who lost $25,000, Hu alleged. — City News Service, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2017 The walls of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are light blue and fleeced with clouds. — Tom Junod, Esquire, 6 Apr. 2017 See More

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