cynicism

“Ms. Atkinson’s lighthearted novel,” Sam Sacks writes, “mines delicious humor from this mismatch of grizzled cynicism and national heritage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

So I’m hoping there’s a combination of that with a greater cynicism about the A.I. companies, a greater realization that the real needs you.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Northern Ireland has taught me that sometimes to break division, to break through cynicism and barriers, you've got to look for those allies in unexpected places and find common ground."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

It read, in bold black ink: Warning: The following pages, whether used as a journal or for ideas, are most assuredly filled with melancholy, cynicism, and woe.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

The girls' faces are fresh and untouched by the indulgences and cynicisms of city life.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014

Gold will be accused of twin cynicisms – of jumping on the Olympics bandwagon and of manipulating its audience's emotions.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012

And golfers are as prone as the police to develop fatalistic cynicisms about their fellow men.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sly digressions of a slanting bishop, the rapid cynicisms of a threatened queen, the stormy contraditions of the agile castles—these provided dialect in which the finest abstractions could be stated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courtney, spurred by the brief vision of success ahead, was never in better form, never more entertaining, never so well provided with polite cynicisms.

From Quill's Window by George Barr McCutcheon