insincere

Example Sentences

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If time doesn’t allow for this, Fitzgerald says, it is often considered better to slip away than to appear rushed or insincere in a curt goodbye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Encouraged to reveal themselves “authentically,” stars can find themselves prodded by fans to comment on current events and excoriated when they refuse or respond in a way that certain followers consider insincere or politically incorrect.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

That promise, insincere from the start, looks hollower every day.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

Earlier, the MP who represents Ballymena was criticised for an "insincere" and "weaselly" condemnation of the violence.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

There were always two or three meandering speeches, and all of them seemed written by the same verbose, insincere person.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie