Sentence examples for cynical question from inspiring English sources

It poses a sadly cynical question: How low will a candidate go for fat-cat money?

The tacit, cynical question now was whether 12 more victims could contribute anything new to the equation.

At this point the cynical question is, "But aren't they just making it all up?" And the answer is, apparently not.

But he is hardly a polarizing figure, and so he was the local prize holder deemed proper to ask an admittedly cynical question.

"Look at who orders the flavors," Ms. Banks said, confirming a cynical question about who the industry thought it was cornering.

Meanwhile, plenty of servicemen and women are dreading the "witch-hunt" potential of the telephone hot lines installed by the services to report sexual misconduct (one telephone victim was Mr Longhouser).The cynical question is not whether the armed forces' effort will be effective but whether it will be appreciated.

These are genuine, not cynical questions.

He paints himself as a "radical optimist" who brushes off cynical questions because: "I don't provide cynical responses".

Honestly, if Friends had started in 2015, not 1994, it would be mocked off telly by cynical questions on Twitter asking how they could afford to sit in a coffee shop all day, or rent their massive flats on a waitress's wage, or have such nice hair and be so unstoppably upbeat.

Without wanting to sound too cynical, the question must be asked: How much of the classic 'famous literary recluse' image is itself a publicity stunt?

It may appear cynical to question the motivation for this study.