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sincere

[sin-seer] / sɪnˈsɪər /


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“As I’ve also said, if the opposing party in litigation wants to meet in good faith to make a sincere effort to resolve the case, we’ll meet.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Blanco said he felt that Scott made a sincere effort to listen.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

PC Clough's family said they wanted to "express our sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support and condolences".

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Koizumi left the shrine without responding to reporters' questions, but he later said on Instagram that he visited to "offer his sincere condolences to the heroic spirits who sacrificed their precious lives for the nation."

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Simple errors can be fixed with an eraser; more complicated blunders require an apology and a sincere effort to make things right.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food,” reads the slip of paper.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2015

Guarantee us peace," begged Mr. Guinness, "and Germany will find she has no sincerer and no more useful friend in the world than Britain!

From Time Magazine Archive

Another Richmond editorial said, “There will in all the earth be no sincerer mourners than the people of the southern section of this Union.”

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Lord Byron is known to have entertained for his sister a higher and sincerer affection than for any other person.

From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various

The reason why I wanted you to meet Bergen," Cargill went on, "is because he is a sincerer lover of literature than myself, and like yourself, I imagine, believes thoroughly in the classics.

From A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West by Hamlin Garland

“Skydive Perris offers its sincerest condolences to the individual’s family and politely asks for privacy as we mourn together as a community,” according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Parody, in this case, is the sincerest form of flattery.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

"What happened today in Teotihuacan hurts us deeply. I express my sincerest solidarity to the people affected and their families," Sheinbaum wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

In a statement, Unifil said: "We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

"May I express my sincerest apologies for the illness of your mother, our queen," I say with a bow, and kiss two fingers to place at my heart.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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