con artist
Example Sentences
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Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A con artist is someone whose craft is to win your trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
"We were tricked… this woman is a con artist and a liar," says Omar.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
A con artist, a music-industry legend and the feud over a masterpiece.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
He told her that Cofield was a con artist, and had her sign a document forbidding Cofield access to her family’s records.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
