con game

Example Sentences

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"Stefan Pildes promoted SantaCon as an event grounded in charitable giving, but instead of donating the millions of dollars he raised, he ran his own con game," US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Great acting is a con game, of the highest order, and it’s a pleasure to be Moore’s mark.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Even by the low standards of the con game, Julia Lyons stands out as one of the most diabolical.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022

These movies ask: To what extent is love a con game?

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018

If this is done knowingly and with intent to defraud, this is an illegal con game.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos