disingenuously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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This strain of fashion reasoning has always struck me as disingenuously simplistic.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024
And some are accusing A.I. companies of “openwashing” — using the “open source” term disingenuously to make themselves look good.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
Keith Grossman, an attorney representing the group of hotel owners and operators, said in a written statement late Tuesday that the union had disingenuously claimed that hotels’ proposal would “destroy employees’ healthcare.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“And sometimes disingenuously trying to put you in a tough position.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Eisenhower, now fully alive to the limitations of the scientific advice Strauss had been feeding him, disingenuously asked him to explain the discord in the scientific community about the efficacy of monitoring.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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