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Example sentences for: cynic

How can you use “cynic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Only an incorrigible cynic would suspect the victims of quakes, tornadoes, and wildfires of smiling at the thought of the fat government relief check that would enable them to pack up for sunnier climes, or at least to replace that crummy old carpeting in the living room.
Kemp is neither a phony nor a cynic.
A cynic might suggest that by heretofore honoring the 78-year-old Salinger's privacy, Joyce has shrewdly protected her investment.
The difference between an idealist and a cynic, in this view, is that the idealist is willing to take a stand contrary to public opinion.
A cynic might say it is an appropriate color, considering the occasion.