On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Con. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as pro or bunco and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Con in a sentence
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Con meaning
- To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
- To know; understand; acknowledge.
Synonyms of Con
Using Con
- The main meaning on this page is: To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. | To know; understand; acknowledge.
- Useful related words include: pro, bunco, gyp, swindle.
- In the example corpus, con often appears in combinations such as: comic con, con artist, the con.
Context around Con
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Con
- In this selection, "con" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, comic, joy, virtual, international, started and artist stand out and add context to how "con" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a comic con type event, a con artist is and comic con. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "con" sits close to words such as ambition, fictional and rage, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with con
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lagman questioned the provision referring to the election and appointment of con-con members. (14 words)
A con artist is a con artist even if he likes to sing and dance while conning. (17 words)
Get a full taste of the legendary Gas Lamp Quarter with the 5th Annual Comic-Con Comic-Con Themed Bar Crawl! (21 words)
The 6th annual Rogue Comic Con started at 10:00 a.m., lasting until 7:00 p.m. According to Pierce, the convention, formerly known as Medford Comic Con, used to be run by the library and community members before the pandemic. (42 words)
Each member of this trio will be Comic-Con International: San Diego exclusives, available July 19-25 through Funko's Virtual Con. The Black Lightning Pop! will be an especially rare commodity, as only 3,000 figures will be produced. (40 words)
With supermajority votes of 301, the House of Representatives endorsed for Senate approval on March 14 the proposed Constitutional Convention Act, the accompanying bill of the Resolution of both Houses calling for a Con-con. (35 words)
They would want someone like me to be able to attend Comic-Con and say, “Hey, everyone at Comic-Con, don’t you want to watch this show? (28 words)
Get a full taste of the legendary Gas Lamp Quarter with the 5th Annual Comic-Con Comic-Con Themed Bar Crawl! (21 words)
Any one who expected the opposite to the ruling of the con men at the con court is an 1diot period! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
In May, Comic-Con International revealed it would be holding a free virtual con in lieu of the traditional in-person con.
Lagman questioned the provision referring to the election and appointment of con-con members.
They would want someone like me to be able to attend Comic-Con and say, “Hey, everyone at Comic-Con, don’t you want to watch this show?
When a con-man and his crew rip off the wrong guy, they scramble to pull off another con to pay back what they took.
With one Joy-Con on the player's thigh and the other attached to the flexible Ring-Con, players fight Dragaux and his minions by completing conventional exercises like squats, jogging, and sit-ups.
With supermajority votes of 301, the House of Representatives endorsed for Senate approval on March 14 the proposed Constitutional Convention Act, the accompanying bill of the Resolution of both Houses calling for a Con-con.
Carlisle Comic Con organiser Neil Livesey said: "The Carlisle Comic Con Organising team were stunned and saddened as the many many Doctor Who fans at the passing of Michael Jayston.
Get a full taste of the legendary Gas Lamp Quarter with the 5th Annual Comic-Con Comic-Con Themed Bar Crawl!
The 6th annual Rogue Comic Con started at 10:00 a.m., lasting until 7:00 p.m. According to Pierce, the convention, formerly known as Medford Comic Con, used to be run by the library and community members before the pandemic.
Each member of this trio will be Comic-Con International: San Diego exclusives, available July 19-25 through Funko's Virtual Con. The Black Lightning Pop! will be an especially rare commodity, as only 3,000 figures will be produced.
A con artist is a con artist even if he likes to sing and dance while conning.
Nintendo is reportedly going to fix your broken Joy-Con for freeNintendo is reportedly going to fix your broken Joy-Con controllers for free.
The first level of the con, if it has been a con all along, would be the conning of the public.
Any one who expected the opposite to the ruling of the con men at the con court is an 1diot period!
None of the referendums that are proposed by a Con Con become law without a final vote by the people, by the way.
We paid him to present at our how-to festival and, most recently, to offer a program on special effects makeup at Lib-Con, which is a comic-con type event.
Because of this, Salt Lake Comic Con started having a second event, FanX (Fan Experience) to give those who were not able to come to the fall Comic Con an opportunity in the spring.
However, Stevenson did agree to support a Republican alternative to con-con called "Gateway", it passed the legislature and was approved by Illinois voters in a 1950 referendum.
The conventional Italian markings for mute usage are con sord., or con sordina, meaning 'with mute'; and senza sord., meaning 'without mute'; or via sord., meaning 'mute off'.
The Fort William Comic Con & Expo, otherwise known as 'Fort Con' is to become an annual event on the town's calendar.
Phrases with con
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with con
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- comic con 31×
- con artist 11×
- the con 10×
- con man 7×
- con is 7×
- and con 7×
- con the 5×
- by con 5×
- con and 5×
- to con 5×