conning

Example Sentences

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“She was a con artist. She was conning the government, and men,” Perry says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

A British woman who was charged with fraud after allegedly conning multiple people, including her son, to fund her lavish lifestyle will face further charges in Singapore.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

How do I set it up to help protect his assets from possibly someone who is conning him?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Yet it was this exact determination—to build power in an inherently flawed system—that turned him into the conning strategist he became.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

From the conning tower, another soldier whistled to him, and he ran back toward the hatch with it.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs