hustler

Example Sentences

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In “Malcolm X,” Lindo squared off with Denzel Washington’s protagonist as a Harlem hustler named West Indian Archie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

"She's a bit of a hustler," adds Greenway.

From BBC • May 20, 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

So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

She probably thought I was a hustler, pulling out that cash knot like that.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds