fobbed in English

verb
1
deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior.
secretaries fob off most unwanted callers by saying their boss is in a meeting
verb
    flim-flampull a fast one ontrickplay tricksplay a joke onplay a trick onfox

Use "fobbed" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "fobbed" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "fobbed", or refer to the context using the word "fobbed" in the English Dictionary.

1. They fobbed off our suggestion.

2. She wouldn't be fobbed off this time.

3. Don't be fobbed off with excuses.

4. We thought we'd been fobbed off with inferior goods.

5. The salesman fobbed the lady off with an imitation diamond.

6. Don't be fobbed off by meaningless answers from politicians.

7. The salesman fobbed off the faulty machine on the lady.

8. The salesman fobbed off an imitation diamond on the lady.

9. I won't be fobbed off this time I'm determined to say what I think.

10. The Ossis have been fobbed off with one middling portfolio, transport, and two lightweight ones.

11. And so, last year, he fobbed his house off on a couple of unsuspecting hippies, and split.

12. She had on several occasions fobbed off my clumsy advances with great ease and much friendliness.

13. Managers who no longer have anyone to manage are fobbed off with inflated titles, much as superannuated politicians are made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster or Lord President of the Council.