cynicism
Example Sentences
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As a nostalgia piece, it’s “A Christmas Story” with a third of the jokes, none of the cynicism and not quite the length to justify itself as a movie.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"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
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
“Ammu,” Chacko said, his voice steady and deliberately casual, “is it at all possible for you to prevent your washed-up cynicism from completely coloring everything?”
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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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