schemer

Example Sentences

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But the most villainous entity they encounter is a duplicitous schemer played with oleaginous insincerity by Hugh Grant.

From Seattle Times

In closing arguments Friday, prosecutors attempted to paint Mr. Sussmann as a schemer and a liar who manipulated the FBI to smear then-candidate Donald Trump on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign.

From Washington Times

In the current season, which covers Mr. Morsi’s final 96 hours in power, Mr. Morsi and other Brotherhood figures are portrayed as shifty schemers, their movements accompanied by ominous music.

From New York Times

A black market emerged, full of con men and get-rich-quick schemers.

From New York Times

This required leveraging a 45-minute break in some mildly duplicitous way, and I was amused to see that Odenkirk, making his show about an inveterate schemer, wasn’t above a little scheming of his own.

From New York Times