con artist
Example Sentences
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“Lucky” on Apple TV features Anya Taylor-Joy as a con artist on the run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
A con artist is someone whose craft is to win your trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A con artist, a music-industry legend and the feud over a masterpiece.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Hiding her true identity behind more than 40 aliases, con artist Annie Gordon Baillie made a living swindling shopkeepers across Victorian Britain.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
“Any con artist could tell me that. I heard you were special.”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
