cynically
- a word derived from cynical.
Example Sentences
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A bit more cynically, she adds: “He sees the good in people. I see the truth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
With the forward bearing down on goal in the dying stages, Young cynically hacked him down on the edge of the area, preventing a near-certain goal.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Sometimes, as “Back to the Future” cynically implies, it backslides or gets stuck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Instead, Kirk is cynically manipulating his male audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025
“You can’t get in,” Eleanor said wildly, and again there was a silence, as though the house listened with attention to her words, understanding, cynically agreeing, content to wait.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
