swindler

Example Sentences

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He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Gohar Abelian took in three kids abandoned by her sister, a swindler who fled to Montenegro, but cannot retrieve the $100,000 in bail she posted, judge rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Rachel DeLoache Williams, a photo editor who befriended New York socialite and swindler Anna Sorokin, is suing Netflix over its portrayal of her in its wildly popular “Inventing Anna” show, released earlier this year.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Ponzi schemes are named after a notorious swindler from the 1920s, but versions of the scam date back to at least the mid-1800s.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2021

"Certainly not for a common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald