How to Use cynicism in a Sentence
cynicism
noun- Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.
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Optimism bias or cynicism towards weather forecasts (based on isolated bad forecasts) always appears with storms like this.
— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 -
This is the kind of cynicism that The Whale seeks to push against.
— Samuel D. Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022 -
Most of us were loopy off the lack of cynicism in the air.
— Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Among the young, there’s a sense of cynicism and despair.
— Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024 -
Dan knows the game and plays it with a genial cynicism.
— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Others met the news of the shootings with weary cynicism.
— Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023 -
When you get rid of judgment and cynicism, all that’s left is love.
— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023 -
But Gu is also going to have to learn to live in a new world of cynicism.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022 -
This was the end of the era when everything mattered and the beginning of the epoch of cynicism.
— Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021 -
Since the pandemic, a new strain of cynicism has emerged.
— Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 -
The series has a great sense of British cynicism and wit, and allows Oldman to chew scenery as the big bad boss.
— Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 -
After three-plus decades of commenting on The Men and The Club, cynicism suits me.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 28 July 2021 -
And there’s a recurring cynicism when dealing with the legacy of the war.
— Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The on-field competitions failed to blow away the stench of cynicism.
— Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2021 -
The first hint of the cynicism attending this lawsuit comes from where it was filed.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 -
The result has been a wave of cynicism on the part of Democratic voters.
— Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 -
But what makes Frodo unique is a way of seeing the world without any kind of cynicism.
— Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021 -
The fevered moralism of that age seems a long way from the paralyzing cynicism of ours.
— The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2022 -
If anyone can make the case that the metaverse doesn’t have to be all cynicism and skepticism.
— Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021 -
In the last year, the messaging from our leaders fostered cynicism about the Olympics.
— Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2024 -
And which keeps its cool until the very end, where sweetness overwhelms the comic cynicism on which the whole film has been built.
— John Anderson, WSJ, 28 July 2022 -
The cynicism that haunted them before should haunt them no more.
— Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021 -
Changing the canon — establishing a taste for cynicism — seems to be the WGA’s aim.
— Armond White, National Review, 15 Dec. 2021 -
That could contribute to any cynicism voters have about the president and his son in the short term.
— Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023 -
All that cash has led to a certain cynicism among voters.
— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 31 May 2024 -
Now the project is being viewed with cautious cynicism.
— Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 -
In an ocean of churning cynicism and despair, this is a winning bet.
— New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 -
Dark styles of humor, such as irony, satire, sarcasm, and cynicism.
— Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 June 2022 -
Unlike stress, burnout usually brings feelings of detachment or cynicism about your career.
— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
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