shell game

Example Sentences

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“It’s a shell game and there’s no way to enforce this stuff because it’s all an algorithm in a black box — how we’re paid and whether or not we get benefits,” Moore said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The tradwives claiming otherwise on social media are playing a shell game.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

If you see anyone playing three-card monte or a shell game, just keep walking.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

"Your assets can be moved around in whatever shell game Binance prefers. And in the end, whenever everything crashes you're last in line," Stark told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

Jinx grabbed Ned by the elbow and led him to the shell game.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool