confidence game
Example Sentences
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The 24-year-old, who's gunning for a historic quadruple win at the event this week, told BBC Newsbeat "the glam definitely helps that mentality because sprinting is such a confidence game".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"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 ● Dec. 2, 2025
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 ● Aug. 31, 2023
It’s a confidence game, and you will lose money.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
They played their confidence game with the King of Terrors.
From The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt by David Miller DeWitt
