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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For his part, the analyst says he was terminated for attempting to blow the whistle on GVA’s fraudulent behavior.
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Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet complaints of improper and fraudulent enrollment have surged since the pandemic.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
The company had to spot the fraudulent applicants among a crush of new legal users.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Trump has long made unsubstantiated accusations of fraudulent voting and has repeatedly called for the federal government to assume a broader role in administering elections.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet complaints of improper and fraudulent enrollment have surged since the pandemic.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
The company had to spot the fraudulent applicants among a crush of new legal users.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Trump has long made unsubstantiated accusations of fraudulent voting and has repeatedly called for the federal government to assume a broader role in administering elections.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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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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