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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On Monday, detectives with the Sheriff's agricultural crime unit went undercover to meet up with a suspect believed to be using a false identity and a fraudulent credit card to rent a mini excavator valued at around $37,000.
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Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Most new credit applications run through that pull, which is why a freeze is the most direct way to block fraudulent ones.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In March, independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video calling out a large number of questionable hospice providers clustered in Los Angeles, following his high-profile video investigation into fraudulent daycare providers in Minnesota.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Shortly after, the fraudulent Selleck texted Whitaker, according to Miedecke, club president of the East Valley Republican Women Patriots, where the trio became friends.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
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Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Most new credit applications run through that pull, which is why a freeze is the most direct way to block fraudulent ones.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In March, independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video calling out a large number of questionable hospice providers clustered in Los Angeles, following his high-profile video investigation into fraudulent daycare providers in Minnesota.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Shortly after, the fraudulent Selleck texted Whitaker, according to Miedecke, club president of the East Valley Republican Women Patriots, where the trio became friends.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 31 May. 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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