Sentence examples for a cynical reader from inspiring English sources

A cynical reader could be pardoned for wondering if she's merely plugging different details into a successful formula: for 17th-century Delft, substitute Paris and Brussels from 1490 to 1492; replace an old master with a famous tapestry series; add the requisite romance; print a hundred thousand copies.

For Robert Douglas-Fainhursthen the Daily Telegraph, the "fact all of these essays have been published before might lead a cynical reader to view the collection less as a bazaar than a literary jumble-sale" but repeatedly "Barnes reveals his ability to make the familiar look unfamiliar, holding pieces of writing up to the light and slowly turning them until they start to glint.

A cynical reader might question the likelihood of such an exact split of patients between treatment groups; there is only a 1 in 25 chance of an exact split for a simple 1 to 1 randomization.

A cynical reader could question whether describing the core of schizophrenia as shallower basins of attractors on a manifold caused by lower firing rates, which results in working memory deficits and poor attention, really brings a better understanding about the disorder.

Vladimir Putin is a cunning and cynical reader of his adversaries.

For any cynical readers who may not be so inclined to take our word for it – after all, it is a popular myth – just look at how United and Adidas announced the deal in July 2014, where the partnership is described, quite clearly, as a licensing package.

Parkin weaves a balance of suspense, romance and even a little humor with his rich yet simple characters, and provides a poetically crafted narrative that will have even the most cynical reader thinking, if just for a moment, wouldn't it be nice to experience such miracles?

The discrepancy may simply be a case of not adding columns of numbers in a systematic way; the fuzzy numbers do have a certain appeal to the modern, more cynical reader.

Even the most cynical reader hopes everyone will manage to prosper, but that isn't what happens.

It will perhaps come as no surprise to the cynical reader that Dr Lane has built business interests in shark fishing and cartilage pills.

But even the most cynical reader will be hard pushed to be unmoved by the pitch-perfect final line, concluding the story on a note of quiet hope and narrative symmetry.