flimflam

Example Sentences

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When the then-president tried to flimflam him with misleading statistics at one point, Swan replied with precision, detail and follow-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

"There was a lot of flimflam with him. He conned me pretty good."

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022

There had been a few flimflam sales, searches for phantom titles, earnest-money payments to cabin squatters.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

It’s not apparent that their offering is any more flimflam than that of other brands.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

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