confidence game
Example Sentences
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"We're building confidence game by game, and these three points are going to be vital for the end of the season, they can decide a title race."
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
People purchase them because they think the value will appreciate “so obviously the confidence game will only work as long as people keep buying.”
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
It’s a confidence game, and you will lose money.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
“This was really an ageless, classic confidence game that has played out over modern social media,” Assistant U.S.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
You have been trying a bold confidence game.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio
