bait and switch

Example Sentences

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It's what is called a "bait-and-switch".

From BBC

The FTC also alleges that the ticket company is misleading artists and consumers with “bait-and-switch pricing,” with tactics such as advertising lower ticket prices than the actual total after inflated pricing and extra fees.

From Los Angeles Times

And his easy connection with the crowd made me wonder for a delicious moment if the producers might have bravely hidden a bait-and-switch.

From Salon

The former brings crackling Paul Greengrass-like energy to a young family’s engagement with America’s bait-and-switch immigration system.

From Los Angeles Times

After all, we’ve seen this movie before, and it turned out to be a bait-and-switch.

From Los Angeles Times