cynicism

Example Sentences

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"There is a degree of scepticism, or even downright cynicism, creeping in at the edges," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I left that and struggled for years with the standard outcomes of intense combat service mixed with a total disillusionment and cynicism around the wars that I fought in.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

So Henry converted, and with classic French cynicism is famously reported to have said, “Paris is well worth a Mass.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Van Der Beek wades through all of the screenplay’s cynicism in search of something deeper and more complicated — something human.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson