conned
Example Sentences
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"I kind of conned them into revealing that they were lying and it hit me then that con artists and trial lawyers have all the same skills," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lexington, Ky., was conned out of $3.9 million a year later, but authorities seized all of it from a private bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
How a master of deception conned investors out of $50 million — in his own words.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Cassidy maintained she had not conned her aunt.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
He had begun listening to his mother with the dulled ear of someone who was about to be conned and knew it.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
