con
Example Sentences
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"It's not a con. It's an attempt to set up a new distinction in the world of academia - an attempt that failed," he is reported as saying.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“I don’t really care what happens to him personally. I’m not pro, I’m not con. I just think some people might want the shirt.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023
“This was all the long con. We’ve been wearing ’em just to get you to look stupid.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2020
We went about another 500 yards and the Navigator Lieutenant, Rob Chadwick, said: “this is the navigator. I have the con. All engines back full.”
From MSNBC • Oct. 16, 2019
“It’s pro and con. So you should go first.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing con
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 7
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