Example Sentences

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"The onus should be on addressing these risks rather than making yet another cynically timed announcement that passes the buck to parents," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

As she relates in this new and admirable work of social history, all sorts of elements—some well-intentioned, some cynically opportunistic—contributed to produce a wholesale reworking of the way America’s children approach their food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

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

“I only saw them once,” Lee said cynically.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck