manipulator

Example Sentences

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Phillip, described as a "master manipulator" in court, was given an absolute discharge, with the judge saying she had "no choice".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Friday, the Thirteenth author Lawson, himself a noted stock manipulator who used the mass media of his era to influence markets and make and lose a fortune, called it “the Wall Street hoodoo-day.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A perversity in the script is that Frank is a manipulator and a gaslighter but overall a pretty good dude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Then again, another possibility: New England and Vrabel, a clever manipulator, are playing up the doubt because they know Maye is due.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry