hustler

Example Sentences

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"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Stan Carlisle, a small-time hustler and the protagonist of the noirish tale “Nightmare Alley,” starts out as a card sharp, performing sleight-of-hand tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

And in Malcolm X, the complex street hustler turned Black nationalist firebrand worshipped by everyone from Stokely Carmichael to Clarence Thomas, Kendi believes he has the perfect subject for the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

“We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another crappy real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot,” he said.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

For a hustler in our sidewalk jungle world, “face” and “honor” were important.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey