hustler

Example Sentences

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One thing to know: Timothée Chalamet stars as ping pong hustler Marty Mauser in this 1950s period piece from director Josh Safdie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

And that’s just me, going from a shy kid to being a hustler and grinder and living in New York and just continuing the pace and doing more and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

Tim, always the hustler and the dealmaker, stepped in.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah