con

Example Sentences

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Several countries have enacted anti-cyberscam laws to combat the rise of online fraud, romance and cryptocurrency scams, with con artists in Singapore facing 24 strokes of the cane for serious cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

But nothing could have been further from the truth because the con continued.

From BBC • Feb. 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

The flakes were squeezed for coconut milk, to be used for arroz con dulce and tembleque.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago