How to Use cynicism in a Sentence

cynicism

noun

• Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.
• 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
• The cynicism and the snobbery of the British up against this heart and this warmth of this kind of character.
  — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 19 May 2021
• Others met the news of the shootings with weary cynicism.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
• Even at the end, there’s room for beauty and cynicism both.
  — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
• 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
• But one of the joys of parenting young children is the chance to give your cynicism a rest.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2020
• 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
• For Åhlund, the through-line for B-Reel’s output is a lack of cynicism.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
• 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
• Donald Trump has fueled a type of cynicism across the state.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2020
• The first hint of the cynicism attending this lawsuit comes from where it was filed.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
• Joanne’s lack of ideals in any way imbue the show with a profound and thudding cynicism.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
• Ah, this league brings out the worst of an old media columnist’s cynicism.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2021
• 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 about the media and the machinations and the power the character wielded.
  — Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
• At this stage, cynicism is probably the default position.
  — Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025