hustler

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Stan Carlisle, a small-time hustler and the protagonist of the noirish tale “Nightmare Alley,” starts out as a card sharp, performing sleight-of-hand tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

On Instagram, he has been much more brash about his "Midas touch" - saying he is a "hustler" who works hard.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

The hustler had said he was aware that the Muslims were holding an all-black bazaar at Rockland Palace, which is primarily a dancehall.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey