scalping

Example Sentences

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On the scalping site StubHub, tickets for the BTS shows in Mexico are going for as much as $13,000.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

But there are significant environmental issues involved in scalping eastern Nevada’s mountainous public lands of century-old trees standing 15 to 20 feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024

During a tour, he will buy extra pit tickets with his own money and distribute them to the group at face value to combat scalping.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023

Tell everybody, when you write your story, that they’re scalping our souls out here.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann