How to Use bill of goods in a Sentence

bill of goods

noun phrase

• We’ve been sold a bill of goods.
  — Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
• We’ve been sold a bill of goods.
  — Gregory J Rummo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
• The owner sold us a bill of goods.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
• We were being sold a bill of goods.
  — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• That is not in this, so don’t try to sell a bill of goods that somehow this legislation does something.
  — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
• Disappointed attendees have taken to social media in the wake of the three-day event, griping that they were sold a bill of goods.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
• Some suggest that this bill of goods (brought to you by the same spin masters who wanted to develop our public parks) is a ploy to increase voter turnout in November.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
• This is Long Island after all, the home office to Jets and Mets fans — people conditioned to getting sold a bill of goods.
  — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025