shell game
Example Sentences
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He threw money around, put his name on everything, and, crucially, used threats of legal action to silence most people who would dare publicly question his shell game.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 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
On the way down, he was proof, to those who wanted it, that crypto businesses were not much more than a shell game.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022
Jinx grabbed Ned by the elbow and led him to the shell game.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
