grifter

Example Sentences

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He was a grifter who spent your grandmother’s money, tried to spend your inheritance and his wife is continuing that not-so-grand tradition.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

He does seem to have undergone several personal changes, picking up mixed martial arts fighting, dressing like an obnoxious dudebro — complete with gold chains — and talking like a masculinity grifter.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

Smyth’s case has similarities to Anna Sorokin, a grifter convicted in New York of paying for a lavish lifestyle by impersonating a wealthy German heiress.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

As a new version of Tom Ripley arrives, here is a look at how this grifter has evolved over the generations.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman