cynic

Example Sentences

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The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

But the green cynic changes his tune once he's wowed by some of the low price products on offer.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

A cynic might argue that, like pumpkin-flavored treats appearing in stores during the first week of August, these successes are merely the product of early excitement for the Halloween season.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

A cynic convinced of the world’s brokenness, he realizes that revolutions need hope too.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Luckily, Flora was a cynic and didn’t care whether her mother loved her or not.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo