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• At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.From the entry freshman
• The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.From the entry young
• Many people have developed a cynical distrust of politicians.From the entry distrust
• What could be more cynical than a cash grab wrapped up in “never again?”2025 January 28, “The Fall of Goma”, in Council on Foreign Relations. From the entry never again
• To be overly cynical myself, that is still the macro view.2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV…. From the entry Rube Goldberg machine
• As bad decisions are dressed up in pseudo-analytical garb, ministerial officials may become unduly cynical about analysis.2017, Patsy Healey, Jean Hillier, Foundations of the Planning Enterprise, →ISBN. From the entry pseudo-analytical
• However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI. From the entry jaffy
• It strikes me, as it no doubt has struck many of you, that this strategy is cynical.2011 June 29, “Their Xanatos Gambit”, in Daily Kos. From the entry Xanatos gambit
• I know that sounds cynical, but this latest scandal with cyclist Floyd Landis is the living end.2006 August 8, Lowell Cohn, “Commentary: Juice up all the athletes”, in Spartanburg Herald-Journal, retrieved 01 Nov 2013, page D2. From the entry living end
• Unlike cynical you, however, I do believe a Romeo and Juliet love is possible.1996, Katherine Stone, Rainbows, page 73. From the entry Romeo and Juliet
• The Rockwellian palette was what Arkansans would call a "gaum" of sentiment— sentimentality, the cynical would say.1978, Editorials on File, volume 9, number 2, page 1392. From the entry gaum
• “Saturday Night” has an explicitly hip, cynical outlook, coupled with an impressive amount of freedom.1975 October 27, Jeff Greenfield, “Ragged but Funny”, in New York, volume 8, number 43, page 65. From the entry hip
• “I’m not being cynical about Tim Scott individually.2023 June 15, Chandelis Duster, “There has to be ‘honest accounting’ of US past and present within Republican Party, Obama says”, in CNN…. From the entry undergird
• Malaysian voters have become incredibly cynical and jaded, often decrying the presence of cybertroopers as “clouding” public debate.2023 August 20, Benjamin YH Loh, Sarah Ali, “Commentary: Cybertrooper activity in state elections marks irreversible trend in Malaysia…. From the entry cybertrooper
• Henson), and the movie is savvy about how accidental spikes in fame can turn into cynical algorithm manipulation.2018 November 14, Jesse Hassenger, “Disney Goes Viral with an Ambitious, Overstuffed Wreck-It Ralph Sequel”, in The A.V. Club, archived…. From the entry viral
• So now the hard Brexiters say, with astonishingly cynical mendacity, that Britain would be better off going it alone.2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50: As Britain hurtles towards the precipice, truth and democracy are in short…. From the entry mendacity
• Sometimes she used to hide her face from his, embarrassed by her tears in front of his cynical ridicule.2016 April 7, Zoe Miller, Someone New, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry in floods
• The New Day's downfall was a combination of bad storytelling and an ill-advised gimmick in a cynical era.2015 April 4, Alfred Conua, “Examining Why New Day Failed as a Babyface Stable”, in Bleacher Report. From the entry the darkest hour is just before the dawn
• But the emerging American comedy, whether it be animated or live-action, carries with it neither sincere escapism nor cynical nihilism.2015 September 3, Jenny Jaffe, “The Rise of the Sadcom”, in Vulture. From the entry sadcom
• Bogey is the cynical cafe owner who lives by his own moral code and sticks his neck out for “no one.”2014, David Bleiler, TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN. From the entry stick one's neck out
• Cynical, and just a little soap-dodging, bless them.2014, Rebecca Chance, Bad Brides. From the entry soap-dodging
• A touching gesture of grandfatherliness, or I’m being cynical.2013, D. W. Wilson, Ballistics, Bloomsbury. From the entry grandfatherliness
• He was equally cynical about institutions, such as marriage—“legal quicksand”—and individuals, such as LyndonJohnson, whom he referred to as “that potato-head.”2012, Paul Krassner, Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut. From the entry potato-head
• What may not have struck you is how cynical, how much of a Xanatos Gambit, this game their playing really is.2011 June 29, “Their Xanatos Gambit”, in Daily Kos. From the entry Xanatos gambit
• People can be cynical about companies hiding behind green ideals, their radars finely tuned to detect a greenwash.2010, Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry greenwash
• Labour dismisses Cameron's interest in the environment as a cynical and unsubstantive part of his attempt to decontaminate the Tory brand.2009 January 16, Nicholas Watt, Patrick Wintour, “To deliver a low-carbon economy you have got to have a vision”, in The Guardian. From the entry unsubstantive
• This is funny, astute, cynical and soundbitey all at once.2009, Damien Broderick, Unleashing the Strange. From the entry soundbitey
• Even if you’re a cynical, pierced, and multiply-tattooed alterna-teen, you won’t have a dry eye after this one.2003, Jim DeRogatis, Milk It: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the ’90s,, Da Capo Press, page 83. From the entry alternateen
• Or is it simply sedative patronisation, bread and circuses devised by a cynical caste of free marketeers who presumptuously underestimate the collective intellect?2009 April 30, Jonathan Meades, “Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Militant Modernism, Owen Hatherley, Zero Books, 146pp, £9.99 [book review]”, in New…. From the entry bread and circuses
• Early treatments with metals (arsenic, bismuth, mercury) led to the cynical summary of syphilitic infection as 'one night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury'.[1995, J. H. L. Playfair, Infection and immunity, page 146. From the entry one night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury
• Antiromantic and often cynical, Fanny Fern was the originator of the now-famous phrase, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."1986, Joyce W. Warren, editor, Ruth Hall and other writings. From the entry antiromantic
• That set doggedness, that ingrained obstinacy, that cynical bad-temperedness melts into eager-eyed anticipation, smiles of expectation, flashes of hope and radiations of love!1926 March 29, William Carter, “Duty and Desire”, in Brooklyn Daily Eagle, volume 86, number 87, New York, N.Y., page 15, column 4. From the entry bad-temperedness
• The chief beneficiary of Marber’s approach is the local quack, who not only acts as a cynical marriage-broker but himself hilariously proposes to a snuff-taking spinster.2015 July 29, Michael Billington, “Three Days in the Country review – Marber ups the comedy and plays down the psychology”, in The…. From the entry marriage-broker
• And, now, these same cynical cops were being asked to shoot that dude on sight, to treat him like a mad-dog psychopath—the sanest guy in town.2014, Don Pendleton, Detroit Deathwatch, →ISBN. From the entry mad-dog
• The graphic energy of their martial arts combat was toned down, their slit-eyed ethnic specificity was made into doe-eyed racial ambiguity and their cynical sneers softened into eager grins.2000, Dudley Jones, Tony Watkins, A necessary fantasy?: the heroic figure in children's popular culture, page 273. From the entry doe-eyed
• To the cynical observation that speech is given us to conceal our thoughts it might be added that eating and drinking enable us to hide our feelings.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry institution

Meaning of cynical

1. adjective Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
2. adjective Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
3. adjective Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.

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Questions about cynical in a sentence

How do you use cynical in a sentence?

Cynical is used as an adjective. For example: “At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.”

What is a short sentence with cynical?

“Cynical, and just a little soap-dodging, bless them.”

What does cynical mean?

Cynical means of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.