How to Use embezzle in a Sentence

embezzle

verb
  • He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
  • He was convicted of embezzling.
  • And the third group was those who embezzled from the food supply.
    — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
  • He is accused of embezzling funds from his family's firm and its clients.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In 2010, the then-mayor was found guilty of embezzling gift cards meant for the poor.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But, sea pirates have been only one part of the fuel embezzling crisis.
    — Fox News, 1 Oct. 2019
  • He was later sued for embezzling millions from investors.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That suit claimed Woodrow embezzled and mismanaged funds.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Vasquez had embezzled money from her mother’s bank account multiple times in the past year.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • It was allegedly embezzled and misused by Keino and the others.
    — Mutwiri Mutuota, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
  • But weeks later, the firm did a full accounting that revealed Alex's decade-long scheme to embezzle from the firm and his clients.
    — Fox News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Getting away with embezzling money from a country club is one thing; getting away with murder is another.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But that all came to a halt in 1997 when he was convicted of embezzling and filing false tax returns.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In 2009, she was found guilty of embezzling gift cards, which were donated to the city to be used for charity.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
  • McDaniel was caught and paid some of the money back, but then continued to embezzle more funds, the lawsuit alleges.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • All told, Hughes discovered that Phillips had embezzled at least a million dollars from the firm.
    — Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 19 June 2019
  • He has not been charged but has been linked to a plot to embezzle union conference funds to buy expensive cigars, wines, rounds of golf and stays at exclusive villas.
    — Tom Krisher, chicagotribune.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • He has not been charged but has been linked to a plot to embezzle union conference funds to buy expensive cigars, wines, rounds of golf, and stays at exclusive villas.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Her remedy was to embezzle $17 million from the Danish state.
    — Time, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Shia elites, like their Sunni counterparts, have embezzled billions and enriched their allies.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • She’s also accused of using money embezzled from the estate of a ward to pay for a two-year lease on a new SUV.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • He was accused of embezzling client funds for his own personal spending; he was sued by his former law firm partners; and his law firm was facing bankruptcy.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • He was accused of conspiring with UAW cronies to embezzle more than $1 million.
    — Washington Post, 29 June 2020
  • Over five years, the couple allegedly tortured her and embezzled her money, per prosecutors.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • She could be put away and go to jail for embezzling Sophie’s dowry, and Armenta is deathly afraid of being called out in front of society.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Devaney was found guilty of embezzling another $116,000 from the union payroll.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Thomas went to prison for embezzling money from the nonprofit for a luxury SUV and other perks for himself.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Two prison terms at Sing Sing and one in a Mexican prison for embezzling money are also part of the Flato legend.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2019

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