conned
Example Sentences
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But after referee Jalal Jayed made his way over to the pitchside monitor at the recommendation of the VAR and ruled the goal out, Shearer said on BBC One the Paraguayan had "conned the referee".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
How a master of deception conned investors out of $50 million — in his own words.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The second, Joan, a middle-aged heiress in Florida, was conned by Ken into believing that he was Jewish and a canny businessman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
A romance fraudster who conned men into spending tens of thousands of pounds to fund her lavish lifestyle has been jailed.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
For all she knew, he’d conned some poor honest trader out of his life savings to make the Crow Club thrive.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
