Sentence examples for con into from inspiring English sources

The phrase "con into" is a valid and common use of language in written English.
It is often used to mean trick or deceive someone into doing something. Example: "She tried to con me into buying an overpriced car by telling me it was a limited edition."

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They are easy to con into giving inflated judgements.

Anderson built the house over three years, with Ackerman, Nelsen and any other friends "who I could con into going there for the weekend".

Not dress up and go to Comic Con into it, but easily excited at the idea of people flying through the air and smashing things.

IVF was expensive, so jewelry is out, and our son is too young to con into some easy finger-painting or macaroni art.

Anyway, as an established "You in danger, girl" feminist, but also a "Pfffff'tevs" feminist, I feel strongly that as much weekend-away-ness as possible from what you are building with your hands is a long con into more and better… there-ness.

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"He was slightly conned into applying," says one TV executive.

How had we been conned into participating in this betrayal of our children?

Mr Salmond has said Scottish voters were "conned" into voting No on 18 September.

He gets conned into giving a fat woman a token for the bus.

Because they have been conned into thinking they should be like men.

The Mirror is concerned about "Scotland being conned into an irreversible and catastrophic decision".

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