con game
Example Sentences
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"Stefan Pildes promoted SantaCon as an event grounded in charitable giving, but instead of donating the millions of dollars he raised, he ran his own con game," US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Durant was a con game presented by the front office — even if they were conning themselves.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2022
And despite a few attempts on the director’s part to distinguish authentic art from his parody of art as a vast con game, the film ends on a profoundly anti-art note.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2019
“It’s a con game they’re playing,” he said Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018
If this is done knowingly and with intent to defraud, this is an illegal con game.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
