How to Use cynical in a Sentence

cynical

adjective

• Cynical people say there is no such thing as true love.
• She's become more cynical in her old age.
• Some people regard the governor's visit to the hospital as a cynical attempt to win votes.
• People are so cynical nowadays.
• Even to a cynical city kid like me, the coat was badass.
  — Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2012
• Which brings me to the moment that cracked my cynical heart.
  — Mickey Rapkin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
• There’s a cynical term of art for this approach: ship and pray.
  — Ben Hubbard, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2020
• Cheating has damaged the Hall of Fame, too. and forced all of us to be cynical.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
• Thanksgiving is a time even the most cynical of us can pause and look on the bright side.
  — National Geographic, 26 Nov. 2020
• The look was lo-fi and absurdist, and the tone was eye-rolling, cynical, self-aware.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2020
• When asked about what happened to the Eye, Valderas was more cynical.
  — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 31 May 2020
• The past year has left him cynical about the government.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2021
• Even the most cynical might have snuck a peek at the horse drawn carriages, the guards with swords, or the opulent chapel.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2018
• Trump weaponized this cynical ploy on the campaign trail.
  — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2017
• And yet there are reasons to be cynical about such rhetoric.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
• Cruise has been savvy (cynical, arguably) about where the movies are now.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• The voice remained the same: tough, knowing, at times cynical.
  — New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
• Even the most cynical teens enjoy picnics; go to goodhousekeeping.com/picnics for ideas.
  — Charlotte Latvala, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2010
• Supporters of the new taxes and fees have a more cynical view.
  — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018
• In some ways, France is an easy scapegoat for cynical army men.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• But there is nothing cynical about the short poem this song is based on.
  — The Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2020
• Up next was Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, the most cynical record of his career — in fact, the only one.
  — Nick Murray, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
• Reissues of ’90s records are legion right now, but this is not one to feel cynical about.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
• Maybe, on some level, sure — but this take is more cynical than mine.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
• Sorry to be cynical, but this isn’t a solution built for the long term.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
• Based on the first few episodes, the tone is more bleakly cynical than satirical.
  — oregonlive, 30 June 2021
• Which is exactly what the cynical bunch at Fox News worked to do in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• On-court coaching is a cheap and cynical gimmick that the players don’t like.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 8 July 2017
• This is what forever kills the Bengals, and part of why fans stay cynical about them.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2021
• But the stakes are too high to be cynical, climate entrepreneurs and investors said.
  — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024