con
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
Those conducting the scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals forced to work.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Several residents tell the BBC it is easy to spot the con artists.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
She seemed happy with that greasy-haired con, so it was probably me.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing con
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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"Curtis Aikens and the American Dream" and "Go For It!"
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 7
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