confidence game

Example Sentences

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"We're building confidence game by game, and these three points are going to be vital for the end of the season, they can decide a title race."

From Barron's

People purchase them because they think the value will appreciate “so obviously the confidence game will only work as long as people keep buying.”

From Reuters

It’s a confidence game, and you will lose money.

From Seattle Times

But if the banking business is ultimately a confidence game, the game ended quickly.

From New York Times

The British psychological thriller follows the emboldened woman down the rabbit hole of false identities and confidence games.

From Seattle Times