disingenuousness

Example Sentences

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I appreciate your articles commemorating the 10th anniversary of the tragic Oso landslide, yet I remain sickened by the Department of Natural Resources’ continuing disingenuousness and incompetence following the disaster.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

To do so is the height of disingenuousness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

Then, there’s also just the disingenuousness of it all.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2021

Seeing as a way of extrapolating hypocrisy, disingenuousness and doubt, she’ll notice the hydrangeas are plastic and mention it once, in passing, sorting the scene.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

For all its undoubted sincerity, Oppenheimer’s letter displayed a brazen disingenuousness, perhaps its author’s chief character flaw.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik