con man

Example Sentences

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Before you got twisted up by this lying con man?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

This is precisely what a con man would say to a mark.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

In its famous showstopper, “Ya Got Trouble,” con man Harold Hill warns the River City townsfolk about supposed dens of immorality, and the children notice Matty in the crowd, holding a bundle.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Puech, the 82-year-old fifth-generation heir to one of Europe’s most iconic and profitable businesses, testified that Freymond “turned out to be a con man, even a gangster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

“Well, I stand by my pre-Van Houten analysis of the Dutch Tulip Man. Not a con man, but not as rich as he was letting on.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green