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Grift | Grifter | Grifters | Grifting | Grifts | Grifted

Grift meaning

A confidence game or swindle.

Using Grift

  • The main meaning on this page is: A confidence game or swindle.
  • In the example corpus, grift often appears in combinations such as: the grift, to grift, just grift.

Context around Grift

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

musical 2× desperate 1× sportswashing 1× children 1× unsophisticated 1× sized 1×

Often after:

off 1× ends 1× predicated 1× mimicking 1×

Sentence patterns with Grift

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

time musical grift 2× a desperate grift to pump 1× adult children grift just as 1× an unsophisticated grift predicated largely 1× away the grift ends 1× bowl sized grift 1× embraced the grift 1× florida to grift off me 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but for now 1× but he wanted 1× during an interview 1× i assumed that 1× i hope it 1× i want in 1×

Common sentence endings:

time musical grift 2× a literal kickback 1× bowl sized grift 1× for electoral ends 1× giving by taking 1× here are amazing 1×

Words around Grift

Just before it in the word index:

grifols 3 grifol 29 grifo 5 grifin 2 griffy 2 griffs 2

Just after it in the word index:

grifted 2 grifter 23 grifters 21 grifting 7 grifts 3 grigg 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

abaribe 41 abbasids 41 abstentions 41 acadians 41 acrisure 41 acrobats 41

Corpus analysis for Grift

  • In this selection, "grift" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, musical, desperate, sportswashing, off, ends and predicated stand out and add context to how "grift" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include time musical grift and a desperate grift to pump. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grift" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grift

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But most embraced the grift. (5 words)

I want in on the grift. (6 words)

Yup, the second stage of the grift. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

But he wanted more and, in the end, so did PGA commissioner Jay Monahan, who is rightly being raked over the coals for his hypocrisy, complicit in the same sportswashing grift he denounced with righteous fervor only months earlier. (39 words)

During an interview with Watters, DeSantis said, “When Al Sharpton comes down to Florida to grift off me, that’s a badge of honor, so I wear that with pride. (30 words)

But I do reflexively rebel against— because based on everyone I personally know and knowing their stories, I reflexively rebel against this idea it’s just a grift. (28 words)

Question examples

Can't those adult children grift just as well in America? (11 words)

Is the future of America such tribalism and grift? (9 words)

Was Sarah Huckabee Sanders just caught in a Super Bowl-sized grift? (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

But for now, the whole AI thing is nothing but a desperate grift to pump a bubble ready to pop.

But he wanted more and, in the end, so did PGA commissioner Jay Monahan, who is rightly being raked over the coals for his hypocrisy, complicit in the same sportswashing grift he denounced with righteous fervor only months earlier.

But most embraced the grift.

Can't those adult children grift just as well in America?

During an interview with Watters, DeSantis said, “When Al Sharpton comes down to Florida to grift off me, that’s a badge of honor, so I wear that with pride.

If the problem goes away, the grift ends.

Neoconservatism is at heart an unsophisticated grift predicated largely on the interlocutor’s ability to signal his virtue for electoral ends.

This is a grift, a payout, a payoff, a literal kickback.

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Yup, the second stage of the grift.

I assumed that UltraViolet Action is some DNC spinoff, or just a grift mimicking the vibe of the eternally blundering American Party of vague promises.

I hope it's because he didn't sell many, but I suspect they'll never run out (grift).

Is the future of America such tribalism and grift?

It’s giving big-time musical grift.

Reekpublicants, the grift that keeps on giving by taking.

Them critics are not just going to accept an ugly blond wig and bullying from JAY-Z… It’s giving big time musical grift.

The non-negotiated rates amd size of the grift here are amazing.

Was Sarah Huckabee Sanders just caught in a Super Bowl-sized grift?

But I do reflexively rebel against— because based on everyone I personally know and knowing their stories, I reflexively rebel against this idea it’s just a grift.

I want in on the grift.

PlayStation 5 consoles are going for more than double the original price on reseller marketplaces, and there's no shortage of grift.

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Common combinations with grift

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grift" in a sentence?
An example: "But for now, the whole AI thing is nothing but a desperate grift to pump a bubble ready to pop." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "grift" from authentic English texts.
What does "grift" mean?
Grift means: A confidence game or swindle.
How many example sentences with "grift" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "grift", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.