con
Example Sentences
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“I don’t really care what happens to him personally. I’m not pro, I’m not con. I just think some people might want the shirt.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023
"It seems like a bit of a con. They're trying to pull money out of people, pushing people through court cases," she said.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022
We went about another 500 yards and the Navigator Lieutenant, Rob Chadwick, said: “this is the navigator. I have the con. All engines back full.”
From MSNBC • Oct. 16, 2019
He said: “If you like, this has been a great big science con. We’ve been talking about science the entire time and we’re using the monsters as bait.”
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2019
“It’s pro and con. So you should go first.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing con
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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"Curtis Aikens and the American Dream" and "Go For It!"
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 7
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