Sentence examples for cynical smiles from inspiring English sources

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Such promises drew cynical smiles from people aware of the real situation in the battle zone: the heavy artillery so ostentatiously withdrawn by both sides has long been returned to the frontline and put to use.

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But most Algerians respond with a shrug and a cynical smile.

Mourinho only offered a cynical smile, however, as two of his players were booked and Louro sent off.

His Rochester, greyhound lean, with a crooked, cynical smile set in an angular jaw, is very plausibly a thinking girl's half-inappropriate crush object.

But until recently, suggest that London might be up there as worthy of a risk assessment – thanks largely to the backlash against Britain's forays beyond its borders – and you'd usually be met with a hesitant yet cynical smile.

In the absence of a powerful Norma, the show's focus shifts to the figure of Joe, who is played convincingly by Mr. Townsend, a handsome leading man with a cynical smile and a strong sense of self-disgust over falling into Norma's clutches.

That slightly cynical smile would be irresistible--Hollywood loves people who don't love Hollywood.

The section, entitled "Protect Voting Rights, Fix Our Campaign Finance System, and Restore Our Democracy," features voting rights and money in politics commitments that will make even the most cynical activist smile and represents the cherry on top of what is by far the most progressive Democratic Platform ever proposed.

The facilities are primitive, the acoustics not much better, yet cynical orchestra musicians smile without shame and the world's interesting musicians -- from Igor Stravinsky to Pierre Boulez -- return at every opportunity.

The people welcomed us in with smiles but were cynical about whether we could achieve any real change.

"That's Strauss just being his cynical self," he said, still smiling.

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