huckster

Example Sentences

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What led them to believe a flagrant huckster’s “big lie”? Do they represent a clear and present and continuing danger to the republic?

From Washington Post

On top of all the misogyny, racism, homophobia and classism the kickboxing champion and internet huckster has embraced as his brand, he’s just such a whiner.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Bankman-Fried’s dramatic fall from being a billionaire investor darling of the crypto industry to indicted huckster has shined a light on the growing industry, and his close ties to Washington.

From Washington Times

In the absence of solid evidence, a kind of folk wisdom has developed, cheered on and cultivated by charismatic hucksters selling metabolic boosters and other snake oil.

From Scientific American

He also was an adept self-promoter — one who would publish a pair of autobiographies — no matter that detractors dismissed him as a hustler and huckster.

From Seattle Times