How to Use cynicism in a Sentence

cynicism

noun
  • Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.
  • There is no place for irony or cynicism.
    — Alejandro González Iñárritu, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Left unchecked, fear and cynicism fill the space.
    — Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
  • This cynicism about the whole thing.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • How to put this to work The goal here isn’t cynicism.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump owes at least some of his appeal to that cynicism.
    — David French, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When you get rid of judgment and cynicism, all that’s left is love.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Cynicism has grown and trust in politicians has plunged.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Cynicism shot through me for a second.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • This is the kind of cynicism that The Whale seeks to push against.
    — Samuel D. Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But now Newsom’s cynicism is plain for all to see.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Gone is the cynicism that clouded the Biden era.
    — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As Laz points out, there’s a healthy dose of cynicism in the market.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The cynicism that haunted them before should haunt them no more.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Ah, this league brings out the worst of an old media columnist’s cynicism.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2021
  • That’s not just my cynicism talking.
    — Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • 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 was this cynicism not merely an excuse for a lack of resolve?
    — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But one of the joys of parenting young children is the chance to give your cynicism a rest.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 5 Nov. 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
  • In a world of cynicism, Logano refuses to fall in line.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In a world full of cynicism, criticism and hurt, love is what will fuel them to do great things.
    — Justin Ricklefs, Redbook, 10 June 2019
  • The on-field competitions failed to blow away the stench of cynicism.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2021
  • There is no shortage of cynicism and selfishness in the world.
    — Katie Reilly, Time, 16 May 2018
  • Phil embraces all the film noir tropes — the smoking, the cynicism, the reliance on voiceover.
    — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Some cynicism should be allowed.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • The fevered moralism of that age seems a long way from the paralyzing cynicism of ours.
    — The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2022
  • As a result, cynicism has replaced trust.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a general cynicism to most things.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 June 2026

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