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Six example sentences with bilk, each labelled with its topic.
The prosecutor showed how the builder bilked forty homeowners, taking deposits for roofs he never intended to install.
Law
The scheme bilked pensioners of their savings by promising returns that the fund had never once actually earned.
Finance
Traveling salesmen bilked frontier towns for decades, selling tonics that cured nothing and leaving before the complaints arrived.
History
The contractor tried to bilk the town out of the final payment by billing for asphalt that was never laid.
Business
A fake investor tried to bilk the founders with a wire fee, asking for money before the promised funds arrived.
Startups
Some taxi drivers at the airport bilk tourists by taking the long route, so we agreed on a fare before getting in.
Travel
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