flimflam
Example Sentences
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He has spent the past two years framing his former partner as “Scam Altman”—something of an AI-era flimflam man.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
When the then-president tried to flimflam him with misleading statistics at one point, Swan replied with precision, detail and follow-up.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023
That experience has made him allergic to both audience participation and flimflam, so they had decided on a format that was closer to an interview.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Another strand connects to the country's long history of snake oil salesmen, flimflam artists and con men.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022
He just as quick snatched it away and said, “I told you you were going to watch this. You can learn about how a flimflam works.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
