Definition of Shark

a person who takes advantage of the misfortune of others for personal gain

Examples of Shark in a sentence

The loan shark took advantage of the indebted couple and charged them an outrageous interest rate.  🔊

Sensing they were novice players, the pool shark capitalized on the challengers’ innocence to win a huge bet.  🔊

Known as a card shark in the local casino, all of the players skedaddled when they saw the cheat coming their way.  🔊

Although he was a kind father and husband, the pitiless landlord was known to be a shark in the real estate world.  🔊

The ruthless sales shark tried to make money off of every single mother he met.  🔊

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