carny

Example Sentences

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I’m a carny, and I’ve left the tent.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Depression-era carny turned scam artist Bradley Cooper tries to pull a fast one in Guillermo del Toro’s noir-ish 2021 thriller “Nightmare Alley.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2022

"We have been watched, scrutinized and judged. But as they watched us swim around, we have perfected our stroke! We were like carny people."

From Fox News • Jan. 1, 2022

And he smooth talks a cop out of shutting the carny down, showing how he can read a mark by his shoes.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2021

And his standing with the carny was all he had left.

From Charley de Milo by Janifer, Laurence M.