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Sentence count:20+1 Only show simple sentencesPosted:2017-04-09Updated:2026-04-05
Similar words: gotten, rotten, forgotten, dotted, spotted, lottery, hot temper, besotted. Meaning: adj. obtained illegally or by improper means. 
1 Ill-gotten gain [goods] never prosper.
2 Ill-gotten, ill spent.
3 Ill-gotten wealth never thrives.
4 Ill-gotten goods never prosper.
5 But many leaders have invested their ill-gotten gains in several different countries.
6 He deposited his ill-gotten gains in foreign bank accounts.
7 Well, I hope you enjoy your ill-gotten gains.
8 She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left.
9 His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.
10 But the fact remains that Bush's gains are ill-gotten.
11 The Justice Department alleges the winnings are ill-gotten gains from a money-laundering scheme.
12 But her ill-gotten gains will cripple not only her students[sentencedict.com/ill-gotten.html], but her young country too.
13 Sometimes those payouts are ill-gotten, and a way of siphoning profit into non-measurable ways, and sometimes it's just a way of currying favor.
14 Sadly, the thief who leaves no clues and is careful disposing of his ill-gotten gains is unlikely to be caught.
15 It is too late to crack down on the oligarchs or seize their ill-gotten gains.
16 Yet bankers and government alike say they do not welcome ill-gotten gains.
17 The latter were continuing to draw prestige as well as profit from their ill-gotten gains.
18 So that was where Spencer wasted some of his ill-gotten gains, was it?
19 Article 47 The applicable laws chosen by the parties concerned by agreement shall apply to ill-gotten gains and negotiorum gestio.
20 There undoubtedly has been a property bubble, particularly in the major cities, with prices driven by speculative investment, as the few who have money — often ill-gotten — buy more property.
More similar words: gotten, rotten, forgotten, dotted, spotted, lottery, hot temper, besotted, tottering, patten, mitten, bitten, attend, written, smitten, attend on, attend to, attentive, unwritten, attention, attenuate, attendant, attendance, attentively, inattention, frostbitten, inattentive, intermittent, in attendance, pay attention. 
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