CON in a Sentence

Learn CON from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

15 example sentences for CON, such as:

1. He's a real con artist.
2. The scheme was all a big con.
3. The con man planed to bilk insurance companies.
4. A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
5. Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con.

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 Meanings and Examples of CON
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con
 ad.  against the affirmative side; in opposition; on negative side
Classic Sentence:
1  To that task he applied himself con amore; and so thoroughly that he met with complete success.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
2  Chichikov graciously settled the man's account, and, as soon as he had gone, paraded at leisure, and con amore, and after the manner of an artist of aesthetic taste, before the mirror.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
3  Know that I doat on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it con spirito.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  She sat and cried con amore as her uncle intended, but it was con amore fraternal and no other.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
5  I picture my small self in the dimly-lighted rooms, sitting with my head upon my hand, listening to the doleful performance of Mr. Mell, and conning tomorrow's lessons.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 5. I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME
6  For instance, one of them made a regular practice of reading Karamzin, another of conning the Moscow Gazette, and a third of never looking at a book at all.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence:
1  With flattery and big talk of easy money, the con men beguile Kyle into betting his allowance on the shell game.
2  They debated the issue pro and con, but cannot get any result.
3  If you believe that con man has come here to succor you in your hour of need, you're an even bigger sucker than I thought.
4  The con man planed to bilk insurance companies.
5  A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
6  He's a real con artist.
7  The scheme was all a big con.
8  Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con.
9  His universally acclaimed drama 12 Years a Slave picked up nine nominations in total, including best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, but was pipped in the race for total nominations by American Hustle, the 70s-set con caper directed by David O Russell, and Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón's space walk thriller, which both scored 10.