con man
Example Sentences
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Just as AI is useful for lazy students who don’t want to write that term paper, it’s an unnatural boon for a narcissistic con man.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
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
This is precisely what a con man would say to a mark.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
Easy marks don’t come any easier than naïve, trusting Maizy, whose bracelet of rare stones has caught con man Gordy’s predatory attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
“Well, I stand by my pre-Van Houten analysis of the Dutch Tulip Man. Not a con man, but not as rich as he was letting on.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
