charlatan

Example Sentences

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In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Passing sentence Judge Geoffery Baker QC described Saeed as a "charlatan", who had carried out a deception that had been "cunningly contrived, skilfully executed, and brazenly maintained over three decades".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

“You abused your position and you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

He’s a charlatan with nothing but snake oil to sell.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

I want to think he’s an actor, a charlatan, a fake.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan