conning

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Charles accused Usyk of "conning the referee" and said he "should be given an Oscar for that performance".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Three Southern California men are accused of conning over 100 victims — most of them elderly — into transferring funds over fraudulent security concerns or by way of falsified real estate sales.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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