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
This is precisely what a con man would say to a mark.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
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
Lady Mary must cope with the isolating social ramifications of being divorced and targeted by a con man.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
“Phooey, I say, on all white-shoe college boys who edit their campus literary magazines. Give me an honest con man any day.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
