hustler

Example Sentences

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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

But the liveliest and most revealing parts of “The Colonel and the King” actually come before the Colonel meets the King, as Guralnick paints a picture of a tireless hustler desperate to reinvent himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

"She's a bit of a hustler," adds Greenway.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

“Panic’s sent more than one hustler straight into the arms of the law.”

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz