huckster

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t even believe half of what he says because he’s a huckster and B.S. artist.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

It turned out that Neumann was a world-class huckster and the company couldn’t justify such a big valuation, and WeWork aborted the IPO.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2023

The show’s theme is California agriculture, its biblical title framing the Golden State as part fertile and utopian paradise, part huckster marketing dystopia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

‘SHUCKED’ When the crop starts to fail in the small town of Cob County, an expert “corn doctor” arrives to help, but is he really a huckster?

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

I became a huckster like the ones that had fascinated me.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli