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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Part of sale to pay restitution In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison for engaging in several fraudulent schemes related to Fyre Festival, including defrauding investors out of $26 million and more than $100,000 in fraudulent ticket-selling schemes.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Getty Images What To Know Inspectors reviewed a sample of 60 immigration files, finding that 28 (47 percent) were missing available information on the use of fraudulent documents.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In Argentina, two have been convicted, including Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was found guilty of fraudulent administration in 2022 and is currently under house arrest and banned from running for election; while in Guatemala, three have been convicted.
—Sofía Benavides, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
In addition to the other crimes, court documents note Denis allegedly aided in filing false joint tax returns in 2018, 2019 and 2020, resulting in claims of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent refunds each year.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Getty Images What To Know Inspectors reviewed a sample of 60 immigration files, finding that 28 (47 percent) were missing available information on the use of fraudulent documents.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In Argentina, two have been convicted, including Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was found guilty of fraudulent administration in 2022 and is currently under house arrest and banned from running for election; while in Guatemala, three have been convicted.
—Sofía Benavides, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
In addition to the other crimes, court documents note Denis allegedly aided in filing false joint tax returns in 2018, 2019 and 2020, resulting in claims of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent refunds each year.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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