cynicism
Example Sentences
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Then a cynicism came over him: "Being from where we're from, you're sort of sceptical all the time, so I didn't really believe it."
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
Give them a urine test, because that is cynicism on steroids.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
Unlike Cricket, Olympia is earnest and sincere about her art in the way that only a young person untainted by cynicism can be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This short, acrid, somewhat heavy-handed work depicts Valentin’s crash course in political cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Premo had a good point, I thought, but with the blossoming cynicism of a few weeks in Sing Sing’s blocks, I could see he’d understated his case.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing cynicism
Grade 10, List 1
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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1984
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