scalped
Example Sentences
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“This worthy president,” retorted Biddle in 1834, “thinks that because he has scalped Indians and imprisoned judges, he is to have his way with the Bank. He is mistaken.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
“You scalped a PS5 before? Here’s a free ticket to get another one.”
From The Verge • Dec. 3, 2021
“Reserved seat tickets were snapped up at six for $37.50, and scalped at six for $150,” Mead wrote.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2020
The final showing was so popular that tickets were scalped, and the film won the festival’s first-ever audience award.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019
But I was no longer a boxing fan, since that incident years ago, so when Uncle Pietrus, a boxing fanatic, obtained two scalped tickets and invited me along, I refused.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
