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

The apology still drew criticism, with some calling it "insincere" given it was written in Finnish.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

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

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

She cast the media’s focus on the Signal chat as a grossly overblown distraction, saying, “We are not going to bend in the face of this insincere outrage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

When Lyra was younger, he had taken an interest in her spiritual welfare, only to be confounded by her sly indifference and insincere repentances.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman