charlatan
Example Sentences
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Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
And that is alarming, because Kennedy is a charlatan who opposes evidence-based medicine and promotes discredited quackery.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025
Pauly plays the impulsive charlatan with an irrepressible charm.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
I want to think he’s an actor, a charlatan, a fake.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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