Sentence examples for a con that from inspiring English sources

Wanted by the Bank of the City of London, the F.B.I., and the N.Y.P.D., the desperate Gregor has one last card to play, a con that may save both his name and Western capitalism.

Education dominated parliamentary question time on Tuesday, with the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, labelling the "panicked school deal" a con that did not require states to increase their contributions by 3% annually.

Donald Trump not only managed to deflate the value of his family's assets for tax purposes, but in a con that probably goes unrivaled in American tax-dodging history, from at least 1996 onward, he reportedly erased personal income taxes he would have otherwise paid from profitable ventures like his "Apprentice" TV show.

(An important note: in its final shot, the film implies that Jessica Tandy's character is Idgie, which annoys me, because earlier, she clearly states that she married Idgie's brother and I feel like it's a con that takes advantage of the more casual viewer).

Clifford Irving pulled a con that was sort of like a great bank heist or a brilliant forgery; JT Leroy/Laura Albert's work was akin to great performance art; Frey's work was more like fudging a resume and hoping you won't get caught.

"A con that changes nothing".

A cons that is used as a form is called a compound form.

Playing a long con that can take years to pay off, these thieves slowly build a credit rating for these new identities, interacting with banks using burner phones.

It's a devious con that can only be described as insurance".

It's an online con that is growing fast and stealing tens of millions of dollars.

"Rushlights" is a ludicrously florid indie noir about a guy, a girl and an inheritance con that rarely plays like anything more than an extended re-enactment one might find on a basic cable true-crime show.