conspiring

Example Sentences

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“I’m hoping that you would, especially since you’re a decent man, Dale, that you would prevail upon whoever is conspiring to resurrect the Confederacy to remove this thing,” the 86-year-old Fraser said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Sanberg pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of conspiring to bilk investors out of $248 million for portraying the now-defunct Aspiration as a “socially-conscious and sustainable banking services and investment products” firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

All three, who live in London, are charged with conspiring together - and "with others" - to damage property by fire between 1 April and 13 May 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In May 2025, the firm pleaded guilty “to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in at least 475 offshore accounts” and agreed to pay nearly $511 million, according to the DOJ.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

"Who is it? Tell us," they said, but he shook his head and didn't say anything and gave me a sweet little conspiring smile.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath