con man
Example Sentences
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In Hays: “Paper Moon,” a film about a Depression-era con man played by Ryan O’Neal and his little girl, was shot in black and white throughout Ellis County.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Puech, the 82-year-old fifth-generation heir to one of Europe’s most iconic and profitable businesses, testified that Freymond “turned out to be a con man, even a gangster.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
“In a bunch of these stories, the con man tends to be the more introverted, quiet, shy guy,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
One of the great works in the life of America’s most successful con man is only a few sell orders from being realized.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024
“Great. Okay, so the Dutch Tulip Man. Is he a con man? Do he and Anna’s mom get married?”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
