| 单词 | confidence man |
| 例句 | After being appointed director, in 1921, Burns had bent laws and hired crooked agents, including a confidence man who peddled protection and pardons to members of the underworld. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Kirkus Reviews, among other enthusiastic early notices, praised it as “a riveting biography” of a “master confidence man.” Revisiting a Scholar Unmasked by Scandal 2014-03-09T21:47:03Z And Dr. Ike, as he was known, is a charismatic and especially dangerous type of confidence man because he has a medical degree. "The Shrink Next Door" is a compelling stranger-than-fiction anchored by Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z We know Mumler was a fraud, but we don’t know what kind of fraud — self-deceived true believer, confidence man or both? 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Manson was clever and glib, a stir-wise and sophisticated confidence man who exploited the human material and social climate in order to achieve his ends. The famous Manson true crime book, 'Helter Skelter,' reviewed in 1974 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z A hustler and a confidence man arriving on a scene that valued authenticity and ideological relevance above all, he ruined any easy distinctions between protest and surrealism, parody and profundity. Critic?s Notebook: His Back Pages, Captured on Film 2011-05-17T19:00:20Z Manson was clever and glib, a street-wise and sophisticated confidence man who exploited the human material and social climate in order to acheive his ends. 'Helter Skelter' by Vincent Bugliosi: Read the 1974 L.A. Times book review 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people’s vanity, ignorance or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.” Perspective | What Biden — and a lot of other people — get wrong about journalists 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The relationship between the spy Pym and his scoundrel father, Rick Pym, is highly autobiographical — le Carré's father was a confidence man whose escapades had a profound impact on le Carré's upbringing and outlook. 5 best movies based on John le Carr? books 2011-12-15T20:59:21Z Mostly, it solidifies Albert as an heir to that 19th-century American archetype, the confidence man, the smooth-talking dissembler who takes advantage of the credulous to sell faith, politics, whatever. ‘J.T. LeRoy’ Review: Unpeeling the Layers of an All-American Hoax 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors, though, said Tunstall’s behavior was “tantamount to the historic traveling confidence man, pitching a shingle in a new community until discovery, and then moving on to engage in similar fraudulent conduct.” The Californians whose scam PACs tricked Trump and Clinton supporters out of millions 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, Trump offers an almost "ideal" or typical example of the cult leader and confidence man: He is an apparent narcissist and sociopath, profoundly Machiavellian and with no moral core or fundamental decency. Trump's trading cards are stupid: Ha ha. But who gets the last laugh? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The definitive account of the confidence man Haberman portrays is decades away. Review: Yes, we already know who Trump is. Here's why Maggie Haberman's book still matters 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z One thing a confidence man must have is confidence, as can be seen in today’s game between two strong German masters taken from Smerdon’s book. Flimflam and the art of the swindle at the chessboard 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Just days after the 2016 election, writing in this magazine, she sensed the arrival of a troubling era, one centered on a callous and cunning confidence man: What Toni Morrison Understood About Hate 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z “They saw Mr. Moradi for exactly what he is: a grifter and a confidence man.” NFL QB Drew Brees awarded $6M in diamond fraud lawsuit 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z “Being a skilled confidence man is both a blessing and a curse,” Mr. Labash wrote in the 2007 profile in the former Weekly Standard. The real sins of Roger Stone 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z “He’s a confidence man,” he said, adding that Mr. Van Dunk enjoyed posing as a “medicine man of the month.” Giving Back a ‘Stolen’ Property to the Original Manhattanites 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z In writing “The Confidence Game,” I learned that a con artist, or “confidence man,” is a very specific type of person. Donald Trump, Con Artist? 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The innovator has always been part savior, part confidence man. Innovators are killing us: Instead of reinventing housing or transit, they bring us companies like Airbnb and Uber 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z “It just goes to show that the hallmark of a great confidence man is effortless deception,” Bush told the Herald. Jeb Bush dogged by decades of questions about business deals 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z With crooked teeth and an acned face, Brady doesn’t look like a confidence man. In Virginia's Fairfax County, Robbing Banks for the CIA 2013-04-18T20:39:06Z A confidence man and woman in the real sense of the word. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Angelo Dundee liked to call himself “a confidence man,” an expert at bolstering the self-assurance of boxers who needed more poise in their punch. An Appraisal: Angelo Dundee Was Boxing?s Quintessential ?Confidence Man? 2012-02-03T02:24:14Z When the work was published in 1669, Sevi was neither the amusing curiosity he is likely to be for the modern reader, nor the impertinent confidence man suggested by Evelyn's "impostor." The History of Sabatai Sevi The Suppos'd Messiah of the Jews 2011-12-19T03:00:39.147Z A man may be a scoundrel, a crook, a high-phased confidence man, and still work toward a great dream which will be worth far more than the momentary damage his swindles cost. Comet's Burial 2011-09-19T02:00:15.417Z “He was once a confidence man,” explained the aeronaut. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z In his closing argument, Blegen portrayed Headley as a lifelong manipulator and confidence man who trained to be a spy in Pakistan. Chicago Man Acquitted of Charge He Aided Mumbai Terror Plot 2011-06-10T16:48:54Z Dundee, who died Wednesday at 90, was a confidence man, all right. An Appraisal: Angelo Dundee Was Boxing?s Quintessential ?Confidence Man? 2012-02-03T02:24:14Z The most important of all the false clues brought out in this investigation was presented by a noted confidence man and horse-thief named Charles Lavalle, alias Hildebrand. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z “If I had your confidence I’d try it,” laughed the Poet, “but, alas! in making me Nature did not design a confidence man.” The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z Yonder a confidence man was set upon and beaten by infuriated victims. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories “He is a confidence man and was trying to swindle me!” he murmured to himself. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone I dare say she saw a "confidence man" in every person who came suspiciously near them, but a woman pal could not have played one whit better into their hands.' Against Odds A Detective Story That is a Medicine Bend confidence man, Perry. The Mountain Divide Not a confidence man; not a coiner; not a note expert. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 At one time, and for long it was said, and truthfully, that the Bears in the Park had never abused the confidence man had placed in them. Wild Animals at Home It was now getting late, and as soon as he was satisfied that the confidence man was gone, Matt hurried along on his errand. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone The officer, who knew all the rogues, was confident, from the description, that the thief was "Pilky Wayne," a noted "confidence man." Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter Baggs, paralyzed with fear, cowered behind the stove and the confidence man, catching sight of him, tried to crowd through the wicket gate. The Mountain Divide The burglar is frankly a burglar; the confidence man conceals his plundering purpose under the aspect of respectability. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Fred had set out to call upon Joshua that evening, and had chanced to see him going into the station house with the confidence man. The Erie Train Boy The leader of this gang was one "Soapy Smith," a noted "confidence man," whose deeds of violence are still spoken of here with bated breath. From Paris to New York by Land When he had finished he lighted a long black cigar from a box that had been sent him by a world famous confidence man. Little Lost Sister His pursuers yelled, and with one more push the railing crashed forward and the confidence man sprang for the engineer. The Mountain Divide "You look like a confidence man," interrupted Chipper. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale "Here is certainly a mystery!" thought the confidence man. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience But for these institutions the wanton and the sneak-thief and the confidence man and woman would find their opportunities seriously curtailed. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police To be referred to as a confidence man by a gentleman of Leary's professional eminence gave Archie a thrill. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! The Montezumas were compelled every little while to pay a freight-bill for the Spanish confidence man. Comic History of the United States Mose followed him to a corner, supposing him to be a man with mines to sell, or possibly a confidence man. The Eagle's Heart I can prove beyond any doubt whatever that this fellow is a confidence man and a swindler. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience There," said Mr. Warner, "I have estranged the good opinion of the old man and in his mind made the words of the confidence man seem true. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs No, certainly, he was not a confidence man—even if he was, I would rather welcome the adventure. The Holladay Case A Tale In both places he had dealings with a confidence man, called Presidio—after the part of the city he came from. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Gold-Brick Tactics When one man alludes to another as a "confidence man," it is no distinguishing mark, for they instinctively adopt gold-brick tactics when seeking woman in marriage. The Spinster Book The leader addressed the girls again with more gentle words and manner, realizing, as only an intelligent criminal may do, that a confidence man's method is the best method for producing a desired illegal effect. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds Louis had hotly defended him against everything the confidence man had said, and, of course, she now saw that the man who had spoken against Mr. Warner was of the most abandoned type of men. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs But he will be a confidence man of the most subtle character. Analyzing Character He is a confidence man, with one charge of assault with attempt to kill against him. The Case and the Girl Mr. Chiffield had always supposed him to be a confidence man of superior abilities. Round the Block There are professional criminals of a different grade, like the forger and the confidence man. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment By this time Louis saw that the confidence man had stopped at one of the most prepossessing houses on the street. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs In addition to petty thieving, he had acquired some little ability as a confidence man, and was capable of ensnaring small sums from credulous or sympathetic people on various pretexts. Analyzing Character He was a noted confidence man, who lived by preying upon the community. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant "I believe upon my soul you looked upon me as an adventurer—a confidence man." Cast Upon the Breakers Rather as a mediocre pickpocket and a timorous confidence man had he eked out a meager existence, amply punctuated by seasons of straight bumming and intervals spent as the guest of various inhospitably hospitable states. The Oakdale Affair "What do you take me for--confidence man?" Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography "What do you take me for—confidence man?" Marse Henry (Volume 2) An Autobiography Yes, the pickpocket, the card-sharper, the "lumberer," the confidence man, the blarneying beggar, and the fakir of every description laid his snares on this holy spot. The Christian A Story When every one else in New York has forgotten me, with the exception of the confidence man, you came to me with the glad light of recognition in your clear eye. Remarks Le Drieux states that Jack Andrews is a society swell, an all-around confidence man, and a gambler. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West This was rather good, for if one does not gamble or flirt in the Casino he is regarded by the commissaires as a Chevalier d'Industrie, in other words "confidence man." The Secrets of the German War Office It was her first experience with a confidence man. Drusilla with a Million According to the circumstances, sometimes an honest man, sometimes a confidence man. The Follies of Love "Ah," said I, with an air of superiority which I often assume while talking to men who know more than I do, "you fell into the hands of the cultivated confidence man?" Remarks "What an idiot I was to begin all this—to think I could win with no weapons and no aid except a half-mad fisherman, an addle-brained imbecile, a confidence man—" "And a woman," supplemented Cherry. The Silver Horde I am sorry to say that you are probably the victim of a confidence man, or firm. Walter Sherwood's Probation You must make an example, or you'll have every confidence man in town working you. Drusilla with a Million But this only exasperated the old man the more, and he made a lunge at the confidence man's throat. Gallegher and Other Stories "In matters of business I take no one's word," chuckled the confidence man. Helping Himself "What, a confidence man!" exclaimed Rex and Jess in a breath. Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will For a fellow like Damon to accuse him of being a confidence man was something like the wolf's charge against the lamb in AEsop's fable. Walter Sherwood's Probation You don't think--" "Oh, I mean I think he's some kind of a confidence man who has adopted the respectable clothes of a minister to fool people. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship "He does look like a confidence man," agreed Abe, "but as long as he doesn't approach us we can't do anything, and don't need to worry." Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, or, the Wreck of the Airship And, if I do say it myself, I was a good confidence man. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent I think you are a confidence man, and are trying to take in a poor countryman. Walter Sherwood's Probation |
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