conned

Example Sentences

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"We've both been conned, useful idiots, which is not a very nice way to put it, but we've been used," says Elma.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A world champion Irish dancer has been left with a criminal conviction after being conned into thinking she had car insurance by a "ghost broker" who sold her a fake policy.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The second, Joan, a middle-aged heiress in Florida, was conned by Ken into believing that he was Jewish and a canny businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He invested in and then reputedly conned the 1980s rich-kids “Billionaire Boys Club” private-school students’ investment group.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

She’d just been conned by a senior citizen.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds