fobbed off
Example Sentences
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But 59-year-old Franklin said she had been "fobbed off" by the company.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It heard he should have been identified as a threat and action taken sooner after he was reported as suspicious by a member of the public, who was "fobbed off".
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
She said she felt "fobbed off" when she told doctors about her constipation and rectal bleeding.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
The victims commissioner for England and Wales said she often hears of victims being "ignored or fobbed off" by police forces.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
Great curiosity was shown about this performance, and there was a great scramble for places; and, although inserts for nearly three weeks, we were fobbed off with very bad seats in the orchestra.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
