Examples of con man in a Sentence
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While devising an escape plan involving Henry and the (unseen) woman prison counselor who has taken a shine to the newcomer, Gene spouts wisdom like a con man on a book tour.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Phil Wilson, a con man from St. Louis, ran the Bank of Sark on Guernsey in the 1960s.
—Yepoka Yeebo, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2023
For much of his adult life, police and court records show, Staveley had been a serial con man, probation violator, and harasser of women.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Cook had embarked on a lucrative lecture tour by this point, fueling suspicions that America’s most popular explorer was a con man.
—Time, 15 July 2023
In this melodious throwback, a traveling con man who's in need of money persuades River City natives to purchase instruments and uniforms from him and start a band.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
The story follows Susy in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a con man and two ex-convicts.
—Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Jonathan Vigliotti: So, at best, a con man.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
Legendary’s Draemond Winding is not a con man, just an empty suit—Goliath with a sales pitch.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Phil Wilson, a con man from St. Louis, ran the Bank of Sark on Guernsey in the 1960s.
—Yepoka Yeebo, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2023
For much of his adult life, police and court records show, Staveley had been a serial con man, probation violator, and harasser of women.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Cook had embarked on a lucrative lecture tour by this point, fueling suspicions that America’s most popular explorer was a con man.
—Time, 15 July 2023
In this melodious throwback, a traveling con man who's in need of money persuades River City natives to purchase instruments and uniforms from him and start a band.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
The story follows Susy in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a con man and two ex-convicts.
—Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Jonathan Vigliotti: So, at best, a con man.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
Legendary’s Draemond Winding is not a con man, just an empty suit—Goliath with a sales pitch.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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