easy mark
Example Sentences
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Matthiesen didn’t appear to be an easy mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Her beauty made her a target, and her soft heart all but guaranteed she’d be an easy mark.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
Chandler Cunningham-South charges back to halfway and Marcus Smith chips forward - but the the kick is too long, into the 22 and Romain Ntamack calls an easy mark.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
Before Abigail’s bloody secret is revealed, ballet is meant to code her as young, innocent, an easy mark.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
The three companions now left the hill-top, where they might be an easy mark against the pale sky, and they walked slowly down the northward slope.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
