How to Use sincere in a Sentence

sincere

adjective
  • He showed a sincere concern for her health.
  • He made a sincere attempt to quit smoking.
  • She seemed sincere in her commitment to finish school.
  • Please accept our sincere thanks.
  • He sounded sincere in his promises.
  • She has a sincere interest in painting.
  • On that last point, his tone was sincere.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • My read is that most of them are too sincere, in their old age, to lie well.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The service is sincere and the food will mend your soul.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Doesn’t mean that there are not a lot of sincere people in the game.
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In this movie that is the key message, and sincere hope for mankind.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • Jenn, who is sincere down to her yoga pants, does not seem like a liar.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • My sincere hope is that none of you ever face a moment like that.
    — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Is this your sincere suggestion in a world of hard knocks?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • There are a lot of small, sincere plays that are also very boring.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • Her features are gentle, set off by a toothy and sincere smile.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
  • No doubt many of these activists are sincere in their beliefs.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019
  • My sincere hope is that every startup founder gets one.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Tears from people with less warmth in their faces are perceived as more sincere.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The clothes felt thoughtful and sincere rather than big for the sake of being big.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Keep that in mind for their next thank-you session (which could well be sincere, by the way).
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • At any rate, these types of thoughtful, sincere gestures can go a long way.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • It’s been seven years, so that’s how sincere his response is.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • His voice was so sincere, and that first verse and chorus is just him and a piano.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2023
  • If there are amends to be made, find the time to make a sincere effort to put things back on track.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Part of this is pure compulsion; part of it is born out of a sincere form of care.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Still linger in cafes, hoping for something soft and sincere to cut through the noise.
    — Chantal Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • But here, in this context, nothing could sound more sincere.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the best things in life will require your sincere effort, so don't give up now.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Slight changes around the eyes are indeed a giveaway as to whether a smile is sincere or faked.
    — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2019

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