grift

Example Sentences

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One popular grift involved running improper trades in military license plates, which drivers could abuse to speed through traffic and avoid paying road tolls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

It’s easy to be suspicious of the gains, considering Carvana was in the news earlier this year after famed short-seller Hindenburg Research dubbed it “a father-son accounting grift for the ages.”

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

In this way, Tobey answers his own question: The grift happens when we don’t pay attention to what we’re destroying for the sake of a dollar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Diversity was Watson’s grift, “the card he played,” for fame and “unimpeachableness.”

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

“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