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In Melville’s 1857 novel, a shape-shifting con man manipulates the hopes and fears of travelers on a Mississippi riverboat — a parable for a nation all too eager to believe in what comforts it.
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arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
How a con man managed to qualify for the Talladega race
Good morning.
—Daily Briefing, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Try to imagine Suits without Gabriel Macht starring as legal shark Harvey Specter or Patrick J. Adams playing his con man protégé Mike Ross.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
How a con man managed to qualify for the Talladega race
Good morning.
—Daily Briefing, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Try to imagine Suits without Gabriel Macht starring as legal shark Harvey Specter or Patrick J. Adams playing his con man protégé Mike Ross.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for con man
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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