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
If you’ve ever experienced loss or read “Hamlet” — so if you’re most people on Earth — you’re an easy mark for Zhao’s weepy, cinematic schmaltz.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
Not only that, River was selected specifically because he was seen as an easy mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
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
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
