grift
Example Sentences
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He dubbed the burgeoning world of peptides as one of "pseudoscience and grift."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Everyone else loses their moral courage and takes the bait, the grift, the deal.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
“Nobody’s trying to grift Mickey. I want him working. I don’t want him doing a GoFundMe,” Hines told THR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
What we have seen this year is new levels of graft and grift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
“Let me come along. I can sell tickets. Russ can do anything—he’s young. Give me his job. I can still count, and I don’t short-change. I know you don’t run a grift show.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
