huckster

Example Sentences

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The Strip was once a magical place where innocents like Dorothy flocked to get into trouble, often in encounters with sleight-of-hand hucksters like Professor Marvel.

From Los Angeles Times

But they were ill-equipped to deal with an opposition party that was increasingly turning to hucksters and demagogues.

From Salon

The individual histories of these men as a dangerous conspiracy theorist, a quack cure TV huckster, an eccentric contrarian and an ethically-challenged partisan have sent shockwaves through the scientific community.

From Salon

But Jackman sold its corny idealism with a huckster’s sincerity you couldn’t help but buy.

From Los Angeles Times

Crypto hucksters talk about their industry in deliberately confusing terms, so ordinary people tune it out, but it's not complicated.

From Salon