How to Use forgery in a Sentence

forgery

noun
  • He was charged with one count of theft, wire fraud, burglary and forgery.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • She is charged with felony forgery and felony theft by receiving.
    Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Broadcom's shares fell when the memo was exposed as a forgery.
    Matthew F. Ferraro For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 10 June 2019
  • Frank Abagnale, for his part, didn’t have to turn to forgery.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Lewis was convicted of one count of that and three counts of forgery.
    ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Lewis was convicted of one count of that and three counts of forgery.
    Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Lewis was convicted of one count of that and three counts of forgery.
    Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged with forgery and larceny.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Clarke was out on bail for felony forgery while conducting the scheme.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then they’re required to defend the forgery.
    JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Moore was charged with wire fraud, insurance fraud, and forgery.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Schmidt was charged with forgery, and her bond was set at $5,000.
    Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2018
  • In some cases, such a change does not count as forgery or breach of contract.
    Yec, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Fraud and forgery charges can be punished with jail sentences of up to five years.
    NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • All of these were efforts to reduce the forgery of his designs.
    Brian Ng, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • Each forgery charge carries the potential of one to three years in prison.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In 2023, he was found guilty of two counts of forgery and was sent to jail.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • For him, this kind of work is not forgery or fakery, which is a huge problem in the art world.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 May 2018
  • Is there a link between literary forgery and art forgery?
    JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s how a lot of forgery demolitions get worked out.
    JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The forgery charges are felonies and the elector charge is a misdemeanor.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The forgery charges could result in penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
    Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • In exchange, two other counts of grand theft and two counts of forgery were dismissed.
    Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The law director said thieves caught stealing mail will be charged with theft and forgery.
    John Benson, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The forgery charges are felonies, and the election charge is a misdemeanor.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The forgeries passed other tests with flying colours, though.
    The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Day one was black, two red, three green, four yellow, five blue, and each was stamped to prevent forgery.
    Catherine Ostler, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2022
  • There have even been discussions in the past about whether the artifact is a forgery.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020
  • His work was the subject of many forgeries, but Naranjo showed them grace.
    Sarah Moreno may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
  • In 1968, Sill was sent to jail on narcotics and forgery charges.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024

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