hustler

Example Sentences

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In “Malcolm X,” Lindo squared off with Denzel Washington’s protagonist as a Harlem hustler named West Indian Archie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Turturro is exactly the right actor to play an aging hustler in a cast rounded out by Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

“We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another crappy real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot,” he said.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

Jule was glad he was Paolo and not some hustler.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart