con artist
Example Sentences
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A con artist, a music-industry legend and the feud over a masterpiece.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
Along the way, she forges an unexpected partnership with Nick, a solitary fox whose past as a con artist proves to be a valuable asset in uniform.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Pitched somewhere between a whodunit and a think piece, the film follows Tegan and Carr as they attempt to track down the digital con artist they call Fake Tegan, or Fegan for short.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
When host Julianne Hough asked what Delvey would take away from the short-lived experience — having danced in only two rounds of the competition — the convicted con artist bluntly replied, "Nothing."
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2024
He told her that Cofield was a con artist, and had her sign a document forbidding Cofield access to her family’s records.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
