con
Example Sentences
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“I think the con of that, with #MomTok, is that with all the opportunities, it kind of spreads us apart. We’re doing our own thing. It could break friendships. You’re getting envious. You get competitive.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.
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
By then, poor Nasser thought he'd been roped into an intricate con.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
