easy mark

Example Sentences

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Matthiesen didn’t appear to be an easy mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Her beauty made her a target, and her soft heart all but guaranteed she’d be an easy mark.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

Chandler Cunningham-South charges back to halfway and Marcus Smith chips forward - but the the kick is too long, into the 22 and Romain Ntamack calls an easy mark.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Before Abigail’s bloody secret is revealed, ballet is meant to code her as young, innocent, an easy mark.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

In all that open space, she is the sole upright creature, an easy mark.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti