How to Use cynic in a Sentence

cynic

noun
  • He's too much of a cynic to see the benefits of marriage.
  • A cynic might think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes.
  • Reporters who cover politics often become cynics.
  • This is not a home for doomers, cynics, or know-it-alls.
    — Daphne Koller, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But sometimes the worst in times bring out the best in cynics.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The cynics say the wildfires are the death knell of the film business.
    — Todd Heyman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • One option, of course, is to simply steer clear of the cynics.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Yeah, that got the attention of the cynics among us … briefly.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So in fact, many cynics, research shows, don't just feel these bleak things about people.
    — Jess Cording, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • To the leaders, skeptics, and cynics who told us to sit down and stay silent, wait your turn.
    — Teresa M. Pelham, courant.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Turner is a hustler and a cynic who has learned to play the system to get by.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 12 July 2019
  • Some cynics are bound to exhort that this isn’t worth much of a hullabaloo.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This may all sound incredibly far-fetched to the cynics among you.
    — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 26 June 2024
  • Contrary to what the cynics say, Choo has been healthy more often than not.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 1 July 2018
  • Still, even the strictest cynic will admit that the sport is getting cleaner.
    — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 6 July 2018
  • Hayes, who was raised in a working-class home in a small mill town, liked to point out that he wasn’t born a cynic.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Cynics say the token is the product in crypto.
    — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • At this, many people—the skeptics and the cynics (like me)—may scoff or raise their eyebrows.
    — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 29 July 2017
  • The cynic would say Joe Lacob was scared to death to open his new gym with a rag-tag squad.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • Cynics say the motives are even more sinister.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Pick the optimistic ones who are good listeners, and avoid the cynics for now.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Houston’s induction would open the door for other pop stars some cynics might call torch singers.
    — cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020
  • This film fully captures the essence of what makes a good love story, one that will have even cynics swooning by the end.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Naturally, the cynics will want to naysay.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The belief by cynics is that Netflix wants to be a streaming service.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
  • More money isn’t the golden path to more happiness, no matter what the cynics say.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
  • That's really what the twins want for all of us – to push back against the cynics and move on to more important things in life.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 12 July 2019
  • All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • As the two moved through the scenes like a pair of tragic jesters, delighting the wide-eyed and annoying the cynics.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Put the kibosh on quiet cracking, those cynics insist.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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