three-card monte
Example Sentences
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These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
But these dynamics are uncertain in a play that treats identity like a game of three-card monte.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
If you see anyone playing three-card monte or a shell game, just keep walking.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
In depicting three-card monte Parks is also depicting capitalism, the über-hustle.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Yakov won the first two games, but when it came time to find the Lady at three-card monte, he uncovered a worthless heart.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
