Sentence examples for cynical attitudes from inspiring English sources

Not surprisingly, such differentials foster cynical attitudes.

But he also embodies these cynical attitudes as he smashes that lovely old vase.

Comment about the cynical attitudes toward human rights exhibited by an Eastern European spokesman and by an American embassy official.

Born of recessionary, disenchanted times, Pictures art shared menacingly cynical attitudes toward mainstream culture with punk rock, in night-life venues, and with deconstructionist lucubration, in academe.

He seemed to be a director with a cool finger on America's corrupt pulse, whereas he was someone who anticipated the new vogue for hardboiled and "cynical" attitudes.

Given the state's recent run of criminal indictments against politicians, voters here also have complex, and at times cynical, attitudes toward political corruption.

"The publisher is taking a cynical attitude.

Afterward I set forth to cultivate this unironic and less cynical attitude in my own life.

But recent research suggests that we may need to adopt a more cynical attitude.

"We're also spoiled by a sort of cynical attitude about politicians that people then didn't share," he said.

Mr. Grenier, his dark baritone rumbling with mordant humor, imbues his storekeeper with a dryly cynical attitude that matches nicely with his customer's.