disingenuous

Example Sentences

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“The biggest problem is the ability to deceive people or manipulate people because it looks real, it sounds real, it’s pretty disingenuous if you didn’t say it,” Church told me.

From Los Angeles Times

The ultras fan group state: "The justification for the ban is disingenuous, similar to previous bans."

From BBC

That’s not to say that the movie feels disingenuous; it’s brimming with earnestness, but fervor can be easily mistaken for fanfare.

From Salon

"Successive governments have accepted this level of risk for decades. In that context, it feels disingenuous to see politicians attempt to extract political gain from a prison system in crisis."

From BBC

Could the same be said of a disingenuous essayist?

From Los Angeles Times