Example sentences for: siphoned

How can you use “siphoned” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And Mobutu's corruption has siphoned off resources.

  • Part gets siphoned off by middlemen like Fannie Mae.

  • The union's local bosses were no better: The "barons" padded their payrolls with family members, paid themselves enormous salaries (as much as $500,000 a year), took bribes from employers in exchange for sweetheart contracts, siphoned pension funds into mob-run operations, and generally screwed their rank and file.

  • Frankel's scam, involving prominent lawyers, businessmen, and church officials, has siphoned off more than $300 million.

  • Recent studies corroborate widespread suspicions of PA corruption . In March, the PA's comptroller concluded that millions of PA dollars had been siphoned off for private use by officials.


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