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

In all that open space, she is the sole upright creature, an easy mark.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti