cynicism
Example Sentences
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But when it comes to economic ties with the UK, there is a sense of weary cynicism in Brussels.
From BBC • May 11, 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
I suspect that the movie might be too smart for its own good, or perhaps hemmed in by a cynicism that, everywhere we look lately, it appears that crime does pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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
The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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