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
Durant was a con game presented by the front office — even if they were conning themselves.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2022
Even this apparent digression with its minorly clever point — that writing is a kind of con game — serves as a breathing space, a slight pause before the rush of my final two paragraphs.
From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2021
These two people are recklessly messing with the world as if it's just another con game, in which they'll take their profits before moving on to the next chapter of their spoiled, mindless lives.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2019
Before I get to a serious application, I’d like to mention another con game which works because of confusion about conditional probability.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
