con job

Example Sentences

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Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘Affordability is a con job for consumers’: 2025 was one hell of a year.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

The con job was, he thinks, “no more than a practical joke, really. Good clean sport.”

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

“I think that was a con job, sales job, but I’m trying anything,” Auriemma said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

“But how do we know this isn’t just another con job? Do you really expect us to believe you’ve changed?”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen