disingenuous

Example Sentences

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“The biggest problem is the ability to deceive people or manipulate people because it looks real, it sounds real, it’s pretty disingenuous if you didn’t say it,” Church told me.

From Los Angeles Times

Their very names were disingenuous, and told you nothing about their contents, their creators, or their managers: Carina, Gemstone, Octans III, Glacier Funding.

From Literature

The ultras fan group state: "The justification for the ban is disingenuous, similar to previous bans."

From BBC

That’s not to say that the movie feels disingenuous; it’s brimming with earnestness, but fervor can be easily mistaken for fanfare.

From Salon

Could the same be said of a disingenuous essayist?

From Los Angeles Times