fleece
Example Sentences
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His outfit, an Off White hoodie and a fleece bucket hat with a tortoise on the front, is just as uplifting and whimsical as his attitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
This is worse because her attorney took an oath — to do no harm and protect his client, not fleece her.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
He said the government will not hesitate to act if companies "fleece customers or rip them off" with "unfair" heating oil prices.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Going after tech companies who are using algorithms to fleece us.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
I stroked her fleece and felt her chest a hundred times, to see if she was breathing.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.