flimflam

Example Sentences

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“They were dying off,” Whitehead writes, “the old crooks and hustlers and flimflam artists, or upstate after an ill-advised scheme to cover medical bills or six months’ back pay or new teeth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

That experience has made him allergic to both audience participation and flimflam, so they had decided on a format that was closer to an interview.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Another strand connects to the country's long history of snake oil salesmen, flimflam artists and con men.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

What else would you expect from a virtuoso flimflam artist?

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

He just as quick snatched it away and said, “I told you you were going to watch this. You can learn about how a flimflam works.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis