con

Example Sentences

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Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

A market correction in March ended the con.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

"He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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

Their overriding con cern was assuring a comfortable after-life for their rulers, who were considered gods.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell