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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The staff allegedly forged fraudulent nursing notes, which Best Care reportedly submitted as proof of care to collect Medicare and Medicaid payments.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
While there are ongoing citations related to a child's allergy and an individual child's care program, the state did not flag fraudulent activity.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The documents accessed by Reuters show that the company adjusted how fraudulent ads surface in Facebook and Instagram’s Ad Library, a searchable database meant to provide transparency into advertising activity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The various alleged schemes, beginning with a child nutrition program in charges filed three years ago, roughly involve nonprofit or business owners filing inflated or fraudulent claims to state Medicaid in order to allegedly turn a profit.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
While there are ongoing citations related to a child's allergy and an individual child's care program, the state did not flag fraudulent activity.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The documents accessed by Reuters show that the company adjusted how fraudulent ads surface in Facebook and Instagram’s Ad Library, a searchable database meant to provide transparency into advertising activity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The various alleged schemes, beginning with a child nutrition program in charges filed three years ago, roughly involve nonprofit or business owners filing inflated or fraudulent claims to state Medicaid in order to allegedly turn a profit.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 3 Jan. 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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