Sentence examples for make disingenuous from inspiring English sources

"The vast majority of Arabs and Muslims may condemn Sept. 11, but they continue to make disingenuous distinctions between these acts of terror," he said.

It may also offer proof of the equally famous corollary to Godwin's Law, which has to do with parties to a debate who make disingenuous comparisons to Hitler: the first one to do it loses, and the debate immediately ends.

It is often considered proper form for the remaining party among two established enemies, when one is dead or dying, to make disingenuous statements of remorse to express that "nobody wishes death" upon their opponent.

Nicholson said that although U.S. commanders have made "disingenuous" claims in the past about the extent to which Afghans were acting as equal partners in joint missions, officials now see the Afghan army as ready to operate largely on its own, albeit with key logistical and financial support from NATO.

MGN employees had made "disingenuous statements" suggesting nothing illegal had taken place, the court heard.

She said that Kobach, who is running for governor of Kansas, had made disingenuous arguments to the court and suggested that her 2016 order was dynamic and not law.

Just as they once conjured a mirage of a Saddam sharing lethal weapons with Osama, now the president and vice president make the disingenuous claim that Al Qaeda is on the run and that many of its capos are behind bars.

The report authors misrepresent the basics of a pension system to make a disingenuous argument that young teachers are paying for benefits for older and retired teachers that they will never see themselves.

"They've been making those arguments for years and will continue to make those disingenuous arguments," Rubio told HuffPost, adding that he would support undoing the president's actions and replacing them with "real security measures... and a serious and responsible way for dealing with those who have been in this country illegally for a long period of time but have not otherwise violated our laws".

While Congress could pass a legislative fix, Republicans control both the House and the Senate — making it disingenuous at best to finger the opposing party, as the president has repeatedly done.

Garry Mulholland's interview with Tricky makes the disingenuous suggestion that the ornery Bristolian's career has been somehow held back by the inability of other "middle-class" music journalists to get to grips with his straightforward proletarian essence.