snake oil
Example Sentences
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A certain snake oil salesman ensured that would be impossible.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
For five of its six episodes “Apple Cider Vinegar” hammers across – subconsciously, granted — the notion of shared culpability between the medical profession and snake oil wellness peddlers.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
“You abused your position and you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
But it’s not like personalized medicine is astrology or snake oil.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Two weeks after her burial, Rose’s husband arrived loaded with ingots of gold for the children, two-dollar pieces for the women and snake oil for the men.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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