| 单词 | insincerity |
| 例句 | “Don’t agree with me all the time. It hints of insincerity. Speak up for yourself.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The forced heartiness of an old banker, his monocle dangling on a string, and my bright smile of insincerity: “No, not very lately; will you have another cigarette?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “My answer has invariably been that I had never discovered any thing in the conduct of Mr. Jefferson to raise suspicions in my mind of his insincerity.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Having delivered himself of various polite insincerities, and having told Mrs. Hubbard that he would order coffee to be brought to her, Poirot was able to take his leave accompanied by his two friends. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I found this hardly comforting, and wondered if there was not some virtue in the quality of insincerity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She could hear so clearly now the insincerity that had always lurked beneath, the hollow, false assurances. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The insincerity behind those scenes and the picture's overall crassness make "The Sitter" the loathsome low point of the movie year. 'The Sitter': We're not having fun yet 2011-12-08T07:48:12Z LaChanze is incapable of musical insincerity, however insincere the script may be, and delivers the songs thrillingly, if not in the ethereal, seemingly tossed-off Summer manner. Review: Hot Stuff Turns Cold in ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Thien captures painfully well the depersonalization and numbness of living through the Cultural Revolution, particularly the “day-to-day insincerity” of casual conversation, larded with perfunctory praise for the party and Chairman Mao. Review: In ‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing,’ a Portrait of Souls Snuffed Out 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z But mostly it seems to operate on the assumption that it’s still funny, post “Fernwood Tonight” and “The Larry Sanders Show” and Mr. Letterman, simply to expose the talk show’s fundamental insincerity. Television/The Web: Fishing Online for Cable Viewers 2011-02-20T02:01:55Z Ruskin's reasoning here is "specious" and his image there "based on intellectual insincerity"; nonetheless, "Let us let Ruskin enjoy his theory." Et cetera: non-fiction roundup ? reviews 2011-07-22T21:55:03Z As both teenagers and headline readers know, we are in a moment of pervasive political and religious insincerity. Review: At ‘Tartuffe’ in the Park, Hypocrisy Is No Picnic 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Vanity and insincerity are rarely disqualifiers in New York real estate development, but money has always carried a big stick, and in 1873 insurance companies raised premiums drastically. | Mansard Roofs: The Heyday of Mansard Roofs 2011-03-06T05:00:07Z The Reluctant Warrior is always a tough sell, particularly in a political tale, reluctance being first cousin to all sorts of less admirable traits, including insincerity and nasty secrets or just plain cowardice. 'Madam Secretary' Tea Leoni's nomination is heartily confirmed 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z “Charm,” he writes, “is a sort of refined insincerity.” The literary history of duels, those absurdly formal fights to the death 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Well, surely Wilde would approve of the blatant insincerity of the celebrity endorsement, especially the bit where you get paid handsomely for doing practically nothing at all. The new Kenco advert: Rupert Everett channels Oscar Wilde 2013-05-04T05:00:00Z Porter flashes the same cocky grin that practically invites a fist to smash its transparent insincerity. 'The Good Guy': swimming in an investment-world shark tank 2010-03-18T21:49:00Z There’s a fragment of calculated insincerity in what they say — but only, alas, a fragment. Dance Review: Sarah Michelson’s ‘4,’ at the Whitney, Continues a Series 2014-01-26T22:09:19Z The show wouldn’t work if Cooper’s words had even a whiff of insincerity to them. Twin Peaks at 30: the weird and wonderful show that changed television 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The only insincerity there is the request for pardon: Giraldi is defiantly, lavishly unforgiving. A Critic Who Worships Literature, and Defends His Faith Accordingly 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Trump, on the other hand, is delivering a workshop-worthy exercise in acting as lying, all too often in substance, but also in his affect of pretense, narcissistic bluster and insincerity. Perspective | Andrew Cuomo’s star turn is part of a long cinematic tradition 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z I can't imagine her having made a convincing child star in the twinkling insincerity and too many teeth mould. Kristen Stewart: 'Twilight was so intense. I'm still a very intense person' 2012-05-17T19:00:02Z The insincerity is skin-crawling; David may be a lot of things, but insincere is not one of them, so this is our surest sign yet that someone, or something, else is in control. ‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 5: Running With the Devil 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z This inherent paradox, of feeling one thing and saying another, leaves etiquette open to the charge of insincerity. Blame it on the baby boomers: Yes, pretty much everything 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Emotion was a spectral presence in “White,” discernible as something withheld or indulged only with protective insincerity. Review: Michelle Boulé’s ‘White’ Explores the Unknown, Unheard, Unfelt 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Americans today might sympathize with his characters, who exist in an endless vortex of repetition, insincerity and stupidity. We’re living in the bizarre world that Flaubert envisioned 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z That includes "Veep," a foul-mouthed but beloved adult comedy with an honest if not depressingly bleak outlook on the corruption and insincerity of American politics. How 9/11 helped define this generation’s new brand of patriotism 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z He decried the “long-dead styles and approaches” of official cinema and “the insincerity, the pose and the business way of life that seeps through Hollywood films.” Jonas Mekas: A Poet With a Movie Camera 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Inside parliament and out, he was a flamboyant self-advertiser who dripped superlatives, ornate insincerities and exotic effulgence. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z Mr. Porter flashes the same cocky grin that practically invites a fist to smash its transparent insincerity. Movie Review | 'The Good Guy': Sex and Money and High Rollers (Memories Were Made of This) 2010-02-19T04:55:00Z She thought she was being funny, mocking the insincerity of the business. A Former Child Star Returns, With Wisdom 2011-03-27T22:28:00Z So did the oily insincerity of Bill Murray’s lounge act and Martin Mull’s talk show host on “Fernwood Tonight.” Critic’s Notebook: ‘Steve Martin: The Television Stuff’: A Comedian’s Evolution 2012-09-17T21:49:26Z By resetting dialogue-heavy scenes as talk radio gabfests, and representing the uninformed mob as anonymous voices on social media, Mr. Lepage helps clarify Shakespeare’s portrait of a world, like ours, overwhelmed with insincerity. Review: At Stratford, ‘Coriolanus’ Is Riveting and Troubling 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z It’s likely that many more saw Trump’s speech for what it was: a performance that, by virtue of its obvious insincerity, signaled that he was still on their side. Perspective | The Trump cult has obliterated the line between citizenship and fandom, with deadly results 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Whatever his insincerities turn out to be, this won't be one of them. Why Ed Miliband echoes Colonel Blimp 2010-09-29T11:24:00Z This might seem like insincerity, like pathos conjured out of thin air in a kind of musical magic trick. Haters Gonna Hate: Listening to Ryan Adams's "1989" 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z He hated insincerity, was allergic to falseness, distrusted suavity, and fled from even a whiff of like-mindedness. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Yet the work’s satirical edge was too dull — the barbless barbed wire onstage was unintentionally emblematic — and the insincerity sacrificed the dancers’ rare and appealing unguardedness. Dance Review: David Dorfman Dance, With an Expanded Company 2014-03-26T22:05:03Z The Brooklyn Daily Eagle noted that, by substituting wood framing for iron, “we are caught in our own vanity and insincerity and itching for cheap show.” | Mansard Roofs: The Heyday of Mansard Roofs 2011-03-06T05:00:07Z As Susan Sontag puts it: "People want the weight of witnessing without the taint of artistry, which is equated with insincerity." Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z The lip-synched performances, necessary and expedient for shooting a show of this nature, are also an incursion of startling insincerity into an environment that privileges earnestness over all. Television: ?Glee?: Attitude, Yes, but Without a Song in Its Heart 2010-04-10T04:10:00Z But, human beings are remarkably adept at detecting artifice or insincerity. Lake Wobegon’s new mayor: Chris Thile’s “Prairie Home Companion” will go “from Bach to Kendrick Lamar” 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z At its worst, the corporate engineering of neighborhoods to look like the best parts of Brooklyn or Paris can drip with insincerity. D.C. got everything it wanted out of CityCenterDC — except the crowds 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z There, her veneer of lolzy insincerity is exactly what draws us in. The Hidden Vulnerabilities of @SoSadToday 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Cocky with an undertone of ironic self-deprecation that forestalls accusations of insincerity, he is a superb promoter of himself as a brand. | 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold': The Hidden Persuaders Come Out in Full Force 2011-04-21T22:34:52Z Such abundance as it had was solely of staleness and insincerity. Dance Review: Mark Dendy’s ‘Ritual Cyclical,’ Ensembles Worshiping 2013-07-25T19:47:21Z You would think my insincerity, emotional poverty, absence of shame and guilt, and reduced empathic response wouldn’t exactly land me in the “dream girl” category. He Married a Sociopath: Me 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The Turkish ministry said the allegations were unfair and highlighted "the insincerity of EU's approach and a clear double-standard", adding that fundamental rights issues were contentious even among EU member states. Turkey says EU is 'unjust and biased' on membership bid 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z It reeks — not of fish, but of insincerity. Review: Bah, humbug! 'The Holdovers' is a clunky, phony white-elephant gift of a movie 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Republican House Speaker McCarthy has, with patent insincerity, offered a new version of H.R. McCarthy pushes US to brink of default to appease energy donors — but Biden has an ace up his sleeve 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z But the most villainous entity they encounter is a duplicitous schemer played with oleaginous insincerity by Hugh Grant. ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ review: Rolling a natural 20 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z I’m not accusing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” of insincerity. The Oscars' best picture is a great milestone in search of a great movie 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z My favorite quote about writing — or anything else, for that matter — comes from George Orwell’s essay, “Politics and the English Language”: “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” Opinion | Don’t fret over antisemitism in schools. We have restorative circles. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z For historians, it is also a rare glimpse at the darks arts of diplomacy in action: secrecy, smiling insincerity and disinformation were evidently as current then as they are today. Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z For humility in any organization to be effective, the people at the top must be viewed as acting in good faith when they reward achievement and accept personal blame, not exhibiting weakness or insincerity. From Cersei to Trump, why it's unwise and counterproductive to be "braggadocious" 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Players can smell insincerity like a shark seeking its prey. Things are finally looking up for the Mariners, but here’s why they were never out of the playoff chase 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Christian interpreted that as “code for: ‘I’m not going to see you again on another date,’ ” and was even more turned off by what he perceived as Adam’s insincerity. Date Lab: He thought his match was friendly, cute and ... forget it 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z A French government account of a call to Mr. Putin on Saturday by Mr. Macron and Mr. Scholz termed it “disappointing with Putin’s insincerity: He is determined to continue the war.” How Does It End? A Way Out of the Ukraine War Proves Elusive. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z It can feel like a tell — of insincerity, of opportunism. The Power of a Good Cry 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Normal people, who might want to toss anvils to progressives drowning in their jargon, should modify George Orwell’s axiom that “the great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” Opinion | Farewell, 2021, year of weird speaking 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The cordial atmosphere unraveled after government forces and the rebels accused each other of insincerity and of launching attacks against each other. Philippine troops kill 8 communist rebels in jungle clash 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z When Joe Biden served as vice president, he was frustrated at times by Barack Obama’s reluctance to engage in the slippery arts of political lubrication — the backslapping, the stroking, the casual insincerity, the flattery. Opinion | Biden’s in a rut. Here’s the way out. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z However, these commitments strike a tone of insincerity as a majority of COP26 delegates will have contributed a significant amount of carbon emissions to attend COP26,” he said. Climate hypocrisy? Biden takes heat for carbon footprint at U.N. summit 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z This argument had a genuine appeal during Trump’s age of insincerity, but it always sat uncomfortably with the growing movement for criminal justice reform. Review | An indictment of William Barr’s tenure as attorney general 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The cordial atmosphere eventually unraveled after government forces and the rebels accused each other of insincerity and of launching attacks against each other. Duterte rules out Christmas truce with communist rebels 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z A U.S. official accused China last week of bullying and insincerity in its dealings with Southeast Asian nations. South China Sea Watch: Taiwan alarm and Indonesia standoff 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z On those rare occasions when he feels compelled to backtrack from an especially ridiculous comment, he does so with a scripted monotone of can’t-miss-it insincerity. Opinion | Why do none of Trump’s ‘jokes’ feel like jokes? 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z This code of silence around the current free-for-all for white-collar criminals exposes the insincerity of right-wing panic over looting. "Law and order": A debased concept used to cover up right-wing crime and depravity 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z But ultimately, this is a cause too important to be hijacked by corporate insincerity. George Floyd's killing matters too much for corporate sport's on-brand insincerity | Jonathan Liew 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He talks about sovereignty, and the insincerity of President Trump’s agenda. Royce White towers above the Minneapolis protests, and thousands are looking up to him 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Mexicue’s insecurity comes across as a form of insincerity, a place that talks big and delivers little. Review | Mexicue is a New York import with an identity crisis 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z It was abundantly clear he would have preferred to catch me in a phony lie, to expose my insincerity. Opinion | Don Imus, the man who was always willing to go too far 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z No one can say that Osborne hasn’t built a lucrative career out of blatant insincerity. Corbyn revels in defeat while Johnson packs his victory speech with lies | John Crace 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The host accused Schiff of insincerity when he proclaims he is for transparency. Hannity delivers 'warning' to Democrats, Schiff over impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z While the prime minister was quick to apologize over the blackface images, his rivals used the embarrassing revelations to accuse him of insincerity. Tight Canada election may offer power-broker role to smaller parties 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Behind a veneer of insincerity lie the cold realities of powerful countries abusing their inferiors – or worse, ignoring them altogether. Trump's spat with the UK reveals the bottomless depths of his insecurities | Richard Wolffe 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Conway said she perceived the interaction as being rooted in Pelosi's wealth, and perhaps to an extent, an insincerity in her role as an advocate for women. Kellyanne Conway accuses Nancy Pelosi of classism: "She treats everybody like they’re her staff" 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, a former mentor to Zuckerberg characterized the Facebook CEO's call for more government regulation of Big Tech as self-serving, cynical and a "monument to insincerity." Top Dem says Zuckerberg should be held 'individually liable' for Facebook privacy breaches 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z But it was, for the most part, an illusion and added up to a steaming pile of Leonsis insincerity. Ernie Grunfeld enabled Wizards’ toxic culture 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's call for government regulation of Big Tech is self-serving, cynical and a "monument to insincerity," according to an early mentor of the tech executive. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook regulation proposals are 'self-serving and cynical,' ex-mentor says 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Mark Zuckerberg’s recent opinion piece in the Washington Post is a monument to insincerity and misdirection. Zuckerberg’s proposals to regulate Facebook are self-serving and cynical | Roger McNamee 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The insincerity and indecency of politics at times left her hurt and furious. Review | For eight years, Michelle Obama watched every word. In her memoir, she’s done with that. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “People liked her, but there was a whiff of insincerity about her.” “Local Politics Is Nice Politics”: Small-Town Concerns and National Implications in New York’s Nineteenth District 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z This debacle du jour dramatizes how the court’s stature is hostage to the degrading confirmation process, which has become a maelstrom of insincerities. Opinion | The Supreme Court was America’s least damaged institution — until now 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity,” he wrote. How to write the perfect sentence 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “The fact that he’s now backing off so quickly, within a matter of weeks, indicates the insincerity in which the first statement was made,” Cox said. ‘Private’ mess: Musk’s credibility goes from bad to worse 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Its brevity suppresses nuance; its virtuality opens the door for insincerity; it incentivizes people with no true investment in a controversy to weigh in anyway. Some Online ‘Mobs’ Are Vicious. Others Are Perfectly Rational. 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z He is driven crazy by “phoniness,” a heading under which he loosely lumps not only insincerity but snobbery, injustice, callousness to the tears in things, and a lot more. Reading “The Catcher in the Rye” in 1951 1951-08-04T04:00:00Z The hosannas poured forth from around the table, unredeemed by even a scintilla of insincerity. Opinion | Trump is no longer the worst person in government 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Despite the aura of insincerity that some feel surrounds the governor generally, his distaste for the mayor seems entirely genuine. The Gendered Politics of Andrew Cuomo, Emasculator in Chief 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z At its worst, CES is an insufferable barrage of cliches, buzzwords, and other rehearsed insincerities, but today I saw a little glimpse of the big technology show at its best, and I really enjoyed it. Huawei’s CEO going off-script to rage at US carriers was the best speech of CES 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The insincerity of their complaint — or the fact that Gunn apologized for his jokes years ago — doesn’t matter, because the goal isn’t to change anything; it’s merely to destroy a rival. Some Online ‘Mobs’ Are Vicious. Others Are Perfectly Rational. 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z But the frenzied passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act through Congress has revealed the insincerity of the party’s fiscal moralising. The Senate passes a tax bill 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The Free Democrats quit the talks late Sunday, citing what they called an atmosphere of insincerity and mistrust. Germany Plunged Into Political Crisis After Coalition Talks Fail 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr Lehrer turned his wit against the racist insincerity of some do-gooders: “It’s fun to eulogise the people you despise, as long as you don’t let them in your school.” Who can fill the role of Tom Lehrer today? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Put aside the casual insincerity of this calumny, which had him backpedaling the moment it left his mouth. Opinion | Is the president a patriot? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z His casual invocation of “mistakes” only reveals the insincerity of his remorse. Opinion | Don’t let Harvey Weinstein buy his way out of trouble with pricey rehab 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Some said Mr. Trump had confirmed what they suspected all along about the insincerity of his conservative convictions. Conservatives Recoil at Trump’s Accommodation With Democrats Over DACA 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But with Rio Summer Olympics venues festering in the rearview mirror, this position drips with insincerity. L.A. and Paris need to use their leverage and get some concessions from profit-rich IOC 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel immediately rejected the overture as an exercise in insincerity. Hamas Leader Plays Final Hand: Trying to Lift Group’s Pariah Status 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z One has to view his concern for the victims of the chemical attack with a certain amount of cynicism, given his long record of insincerity and outright deception. Syria bombing: Readers weigh in 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z But with Rio Summer Olympics venues festering in the rear-view mirror, this position drips with insincerity. It's time for the International Olympic Committee to step up and pay its fair share 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The writer added: “At best, tact is a mild form of insincerity which is hard to find consistent with complete integrity.” Perspective | Remembering the time a president threatened to punch a Washington Post critic 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z That starts with being frank about something politicians use patronisingly tortuous insincerities to describe: some voters just don’t like immigrants. Cutting immigration will not placate British voters 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “There’s kind of a breakdown in communication more than there is a breakdown in insincerity or intent.” Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z As George Orwell said, “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” Obama’s foreign policy was error after error 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z But it is another to sidestep the historical horrors of a murderous, 60-year military regime and strike a pose of diplomatic equanimity that assuages only gluttons of insincerity. Don’t give Fidel Castro the last laugh 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z And yet, among a huge portion of our population, this registers not as civility but as insincerity. Aftermath: Sixteen New Yorker Writers on Trump’s America 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Bernie Sanders’ surprisingly strong challenge to Clinton in the Democrats’ presidential primary was largely fueled by liberals’ reaction against what many considered Clinton’s insincerity on matters of political money and influence. Donald Trump Dismantles Hillary Clinton's Big Money Machine 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z If Chick was troubled, it wasn’t by insincerity. Remembering Jack Chick: how the Christian cartoonist changed comics 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z That doesn’t speak well of Big 12 officials who put on the farce, one rivaling our presidential election for insincerity and balderdash. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z There seems to be this urban myth that A-Rod claimed “it wasn’t about the money,” which cemented his insincerity in many minds. After wildly successful start with Mariners, Alex Rodriguez leaves baseball with unfulfilled legacy 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Perhaps on the palpable insincerity from both sides of the GOP, whose members want only to grasp power rather than to promote the general welfare. Donald Trump Endorses Paul Ryan and John McCain in Bid for G.O.P. Unity 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z This perception of trade insincerity does match the Clinton record. Clinton’s Trade Opportunism 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Neoliberalism mechanically slays critical thinking, so insincerity is the only way out. Welcome to the LOLhouse: how the Berlin Biennale became a slick, sarcastic joke 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The multiplicity of Republican rationalizations for their refusal to even consider Merrick B. Garland radiates insincerity. Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice? 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z To accuse New Age revivalism of insincerity — reducing the possibilities of belief to a binary — is to miss the point. 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z On the Internet, some accused her of insincerity. Singer’s Apology for Waving Taiwan Flag Stirs Backlash of Its Own 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z As George Orwell once wrote, “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” What’s really ‘politically incorrect’ 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z She later added that this had "NOTHING to do with Bowie," and that she was just annoyed at "the utter insincerity of social media grief, the odd mimicry and circle-jerkery of it." First Click: On the internet, everyone can watch you grieve 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z This grown man never once suspects a shred of insincerity or manipulation from a handsome and mysterious romantic rival? Review: ‘Daddy’s Home’ a silly romp rife with stereotypes 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The use of a period in text messages conveys insincerity, annoyance and abruptness, according to a new study from the State University of New York Binghamton. In Texting, Punctuation Conveys Different Emotions. Period. 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. 6 Open Letters That Changed the World 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z These are odd sentiments to hear from a handsome 31-year-old union plumber wearing a Captain America T-shirt, with a physique and unerring gaze to match, but there’s not a hint of insincerity to them. How misfits lost the midnight movie 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z On Friday, the president accused the EU of insincerity in talks on Turkish membership. Merkel heads to Turkey in a bind over Europe's refugee crisis 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity. Pope Francis meets Fidel Castro – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The music industry is fickle and volatile, and it wouldn't take much for Bieber to tip from redemption into commercially-motivated insincerity — one more tearful moment, maybe, or a particularly saccharine talk show appearance. If Justin Bieber wants to grow up, he has to stop apologizing 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z “Welcome to Dismaland” and “Enjoy” was all they would utter, competing with each other in levels of insincerity. Street artist Banksy's 'Dismaland' is 'escape from mindless escapism' 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z "Welcome to Dismaland" and "Enjoy" was all they would utter, competing with each other in levels of insincerity. Street artist Banksy's 'Dismaland' is 'escape from mindless escapism' 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z It is seen as a mark of rare authenticity, opposed to the studied insincerity of the big parties. The vanilla-flavoured election - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity. Pope Francis meets Fidel Castro – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z If the message was typed, like normal, folks would’ve picked it apart just for general insincerity. SNYDER: Alex Rodriguez didn’t need another public whipping by the press 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Take two parts narcissism, one part pomposity, three parts bluster, add a dash of unbridled insincerity and then mix in a melting pot of activism, and you get Colbert. A Eulogy for Colbert The clamor for an Ebola czar reveals not only the insincerity of the anti-czar attacks, but that Republicans wasted an opportunity to make real points about Obama’s presidency by focusing on a bogus complaint. McCain hitches his wagon to a czar 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Pro-democracy student leaders later accused the government of insincerity and urged them to return to the negotiating table. HK students call for fresh protests 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z "Because, by proposing these questions the government has shown their insincerity, and their refusal to face Hong Kong's current big political problem." What can Hong Kong talks achieve? 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z But on subject after subject, the NFL demonstrates chronic insincerity and reckless disregard. NFL must pay for its handling of concussion issues — or Congress should intervene He’s not hiding his insincerity; he wants his deciept to be part of the visible theater. Putin's Duplicity Is A Kind Of Theater: What Is His Real Message? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z If they sensed insincerity, they’d have even more reason to back out. The Clippers Should Have Boycotted Game After Owner’s Racist Remarks 2014-04-28T03:47:09Z As the recent sackings of and reminded us, modern sport is characterised by evasiveness, insincerity and suspicion on all sides. Inside the complicated mind of Tyson Fury 2014-02-12T11:49:14Z Politicians along with actors obviously have a preternatural need for attention, but, at the same time, they lead a public life of the greatest insincerity that is insupportable. Anthony Weiner: America can tolerate a lot, but apparently not a 'wanker mayor' 2013-07-29T14:22:00Z Proposed cabinet-level talks in June were called off one day before they were due to start, with each side accusing the other of insincerity by planning to send low-ranking officials. North and South Korea agree fresh talks over shuttered factories 2013-07-04T12:59:37Z Flattered as she was by Sir Mervyn's charms, Jane thought she detected a note of insincerity in his manner, yet politeness restrained her from saying so and thus she smiled sweetly and walked on. How Jane Austen needed some persuasion from Mervyn King 2013-06-27T12:54:25Z "The absence of our star and crescent flag in Diyarbakir was a provocation designed to sabotage the process," Erdogan said, accusing organizers of the celebrations of "insincerity". Turkish PM says Kurdish peace moves open to sabotage 2013-03-22T15:13:46Z Politicians are berated for changing their minds, and it is taken as a sign of insincerity. Jeff Bezos On People Who Are "Right A Lot" vs "Wrong A Lot." Has He Got It Right? 2012-10-19T19:01:37Z His Republican challenger, Mr. Spence, disagreed: “People can see through insincerity from about 150 yards.” Missouree? Missouruh? To Be Politic In Missouri, Say Both 2012-10-13T04:27:30Z It will also be seen as a sign of American insincerity by the Taliban and thus play into the hands of those opposed to a conciliatory approach. Op-Ed Contributors: Blacklisting an Afghan Network Is Pointless 2012-09-12T01:48:32Z Some readers were shocked that the world of online reviews was pervaded by fakery and insincerity. Bits Blog: Reviewing the Reviewers' Story 2012-08-31T11:48:26Z Still, the direction of policy is the same -- and so is the fundamental insincerity of the calls for austerity. Wonkbook: Happy jobs day! 2012-06-01T11:03:20Z Sylvia discovered the existence of a universal prejudice against English actresses, partly on account of their alleged personal uncleanliness, partly on account of their alleged insincerity. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z I felt no little indignation at what seemed to me the insincerity of my correspondent, but on reflection I felt that silence was the best answer. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Confucius can not be accused, save on the basis of unwarrantable reading-in, of insincerity in his teaching of order. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z He resigned office, and dropped into the ranks once more, never hesitating to express his conviction of the utter insincerity of the Conservative leader. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In an age of persecutors, he was so averse to persecution, that he did not escape the charge of heresy and insincerity. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z The lame princess was a sincere woman coated with a layer of insincerity. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z That sincerest form of insincerity—"moral earnestness," so called—has never been his. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z This might pass for a guest's flattery, were it not that Mr. Arnold Bennett is of a nation which does not count gracious insincerity among its vices. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z And at the same time these laughable experiments are presented to the people with a self-sufficiency which makes it possible for them to recognize very well the insincerity of the ruling classes. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z It is not polite to retort to the language of courtesy with a charge of insincerity, or of flattery. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z There was an air of insincerity about the crimson clearness of the afternoon light. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z On the one hand, he detected insincerity in the conventional veneration in which the works of Raphael and Michael Angelo, to name no smaller names, are held. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z I think it was only in the Art Journal of September 1st, 1854, that any writer had the meanness to charge me with insincerity. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z There was no cant nor insincerity about him. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Humility of language, in this respect, may easily be interpreted into insincerity, and it is at least equally difficult, on the other hand, to avoid the imputation of egotism. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z I do not mean to imply that you are conscious of insincerity. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Suddenly a memory of other protests swept over him—of how they had begun by being wholehearted and vehement, and had sunk first to weakness, then to insincerity, at last to silence. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z This perpetual insincerity stamps itself on the face—affects every feature. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z She did not try to hide the insincerity of her work—she seemed to glory in it. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z You must be simple in your speech; too much polish suggests insincerity. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z For how many failures of reform effort is insincerity not to blame! A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York 2012-02-11T03:03:42.997Z In later years stupid people accused her of insincerity on this ground, but no one else did. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Recollecting my connection with the town-poor during this period, I saw that one cause which prevented me from helping them was their insincerity and falseness. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z "I am trying to delay it," she said, with a forced laugh—a laugh that caused Mr. Ravensworth involuntarily to knit his brow, for it spoke of insincerity. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Another thing that Carlyle abused and the Germans display, is insincerity. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z I doubt faithlessness and insincerity are very prevalent there, since they could find their way among our mountains. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z His slighting allusion expressed in the address at the Presbyterian Church before the Washington Temperance Society, February 2d, four years before, to the insincerity of the Christian people was not forgotten. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z He was utterly incapable of insincerity or professing views on this or any other subject he did not entertain. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z He was utterly incapable of insincerity, or professing views on this or any other subject he did not entertain. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Their treatment displayed at once the insincerity and hatred of the Government. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z The mistakes and cruelties associated with his name were partly due to the evil counsels of his brother Charles, the cardinal, whose cowardice and insincerity were the scorn of his contemporaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z To represent the thing as it is, seems so much like accusing our brethren of insincerity and duplicity, that nothing but a regard to truth would induce me to allude to it. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z His manner was such that his compliments sometimes suggested a faint suspicion of insincerity. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z “Excuse me if I accuse you once more of insincerity,” he said. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Three years later, however, in 1781, he published a Commentary on his Retraction, which served to show the spirit of insincerity which dominated him throughout his whole career. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z In making these ordinances appear as divine injunctions, Mohammed showed no more insincerity or inconsistence than he did in claiming the whole Koran as a series of revelations. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z When a candid reader has finished all that the Higher Criticism has to say on this matter, we believe he will be filled with a sense of its insincerity. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z Every word announces their incredulity or their insincerity. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z I impute no such thing as insincerity to any Senator. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z All Adelaide's powers of self-control did not suffice to keep a note of petulance and insincerity out of her voice. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z Virginia’s eyes searched him thoroughly, and aside from the fact that flattery was distasteful to her, his cold, calculating, unemotional eyes glittering with a sinister purpose, startled her and confirmed her impression of his insincerity. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Worshippers in the Seville Cathedral are reverential; there is no apparent insincerity in their responses and genuflexions. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z In any other subject such a conduct would seem to betray a partiality or even insincerity: but in religious matters, every thing is fair, and there is no necessity of being so nice. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z The euphuistic style of this pamphlet and its ostentatious display of learning were in the taste of the time, and do not necessarily imply insincerity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z And being acquired, when it is not the form of their own social order, it appears only too frequently as a counterfeit; engendering insincerity and snobbishness, and marring individuality. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z But he refrained: though, apparently, there was no limit to Helena's insincerity, there might be some in her acceptance of the insincerity of others. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z At times the tone strikes one as so conventional that Coste might be suspected of insincerity if one did not bear in mind that even the language of true love must follow the fashion. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z We cannot avoid perceiving still more of the insincerity and profound hypocrisy of Paul's conduct at Jerusalem. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z And yet, as Harry pointed out afterward, it was founded on insincerity and falsehood. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z An instinctive knowledge of the human heart, an unerring eye for insincerity, egotism, self-deception, is a power which nearly all the great contemplatives possess, and often employed with disconcerting effect. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z Archie expected something of this sort: its conventionality, its utter insincerity, amused him enormously. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z He saw that Blassemare was making a little scene out of his insincerities for his own private entertainment. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Eminently truthful, he could not understand that some verbal insincerities are necessary to social life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z But why did she and Mr. Stirling both put insincerity as the worst of the spiritual sins? Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The failure of the enterprise proves that he was mistaken—that we were all mistaken,—and that Heaven was unfavourable to the means adopted,—but it does not prove his insincerity.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z She had no tact in such matters, refusing to be insincere, when insincerity was so simple a matter. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z A man cannot be called a hypocrite for defending the civil rights of religion, but he may be suspected of insincerity in defending its creeds. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The insincerity of any proposed attachment to the American republic by popes or priests, is attested by the very occurrence of the Southern rebellion. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z "I don't see why he puts insincerity last." Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z "If we hold tightly onto the rope of Allah, avoid insincerity, dissention, hypocrisy and other illnesses, then with the aid of Allah, our enemy will be forced to completely leave our country," the statement added. Ten years on, Taliban says "victory is with us" 2011-10-07T16:18:40Z Looking back on a year in its midst, memory, aroused by present contrasts, registered sham, insincerity, deceit, illusion, veneer as dominant notes in civilization. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Of all the cartoons touching upon Louis Philippe's insincerity, probably the most famous is that of Daumier commemorating the death of Lafayette. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Indeed, now that he knew the selfish insincerity of the damsel he did not even wish that his suit had prospered. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Perhaps that is why Mr. Stirling puts insincerity last, because insincere people do such dreadful things without knowing they are dreadful. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z To think of written things at such a moment and throw oneself on them—it's like an insincerity of the heart. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Jack thought this a pretty speech, but the girl herself was made presently aware of its insincerity. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z In the first place, Tiny immediately discovered Ruth's insincerity, and even her plans. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z I listened to his prayer at The Response and it smacked of opportunism and, to my ear, insincerity. Rick Perry's Texas vs. Mitt Romney's Massachusetts: The Health Statistics Almanac 2011-08-12T15:57:47Z The attitude of the colonists did not appear to the government to be quite free from insincerity. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The two ran in couples—we often drive such pairs, every one of us—and if they entail insincerity, Veritas, vale! Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Storms read the insincerity of her evasion, and seemed to cast the subject from his mind. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z What then could He have meant by the leaven of the Pharisees but the imparting of their religious tendencies, their teaching, and their insincerity? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Not for nothing were love-sonnets the fashion: though there are men who think that fashion sufficient to prove once for all the coldheartedness and insincerity of the time. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But she only remarked on this letter, that it convinced her of the insincerity of Elizabeth’s promises of assistance. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z I have been the victim of imposition, ingratitude and insincerity, and advantage has been taken of me because I kept my poise and serenity. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z For example, he said, a contrived expression, or the appearance of insincerity, could provide fodder for cross-examination. Strauss-Kahn accuser's media blitz carries risks 2011-07-26T16:58:47Z We lead such a conventional life and breathe such a conventional air; there is so much of insincerity. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Anthony finds the martyrs possessed of bigotry and insincerity. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z But the insincerity of her desire, that the Queen of Scots should recover her liberty, is evinced by the very idle conditions she suggests should first be imposed upon her. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z The outside likeness to a gentleman or lady amounts to little, unless there is a kind heart behind it, for affectation and insincerity are in themselves bad manners. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z Some flippant person will say, “That is a polite way of charging insincerity.” The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z At one time Josephine was defending her sex from some remarks which he had made respecting their frivolity and insincerity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z "Oh, no—I—" The insincerity of his disclaimer was manifest in an apologetic glance toward the manuscript and a hasty thrust of fingers up through his hair. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Or was it that the woman's insincerity had so eaten out her heart, no technical perfection could lend persuasion to her playing, her caresses potency? Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z She was always lavish in apologies, those outgrowths of insincerity; and, in fact, managed to weave a sort of a fascination out of her own faults. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z How could he stoop to such insincerity, who used to glory in his haughty plain speaking? Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z The impression of insincerity, conveyed to so many by his statesmanship, is conveyed also by his novels. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z It is the quality of inherent insincerity that makes anything approaching sentiment dangerous in the musical drama. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z And it was on one of these journeys that the fates which dog insincerity laid bare his pretense. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z "I never said I liked her," I answered, stung at this reproach of insincerity, when my great fault was being too sincere. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z "What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities." Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z He pointed out the insincerity of their memorial, and when he desired them to sign the oath they flatly refused. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Artificiality in actors and insincerity in dramatists very often result in unconscious burlesque. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z From a long distance in time and space his first insincerity had come home to roost. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Protect them from the petty insincerities of social life as long as possible. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z We are accustomed to insincerity in play-writing, and do not expect each character, fool or wise, young or old, to represent its author. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z We feel that we are reading what a set of feeble spiritual directors wrote with a touch of conscious but well-meaning insincerity for children. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z She regarded it as a splendid show, built upon the sands of insincerity, hypocrisy, self-indulgence, vulgarity, all of which were far enough removed from her true nature. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z It was a countenance, though naturally of an evil aspect, more sullen than sinister; while the glance of a watery otter-like eye, along with a certain expression of cowardice, betrayed insincerity. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Is this insincerity or hypocrisy, or mere aberration of mind? Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z All depends on the artist and on the depth and abandon of his insincerity. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z “It is not insincerity, dear,” she replied, wearily. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z No one in the world was less capable of insincerity than she, and her gentle heart ached over the forlorn, taciturn youth. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z If this principle could be assumed by these critics as having been held at that time by the slave-holding statesmen, their charge of inconsistency, if not of insincerity, would be fairly made out. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z But Emily is a noble hearted woman; and she will not allow her grief, which she always remembers is the effect of her own insincerity, to trouble her friends. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The remembrance of his insincerity did nothing to mitigate the blow. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "Pretty well, ma'am," answered the nurse, but with an awful look of insincerity, under which the old lady's heart sank down and down, as if it had foundered. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z To impute dishonesty or insincerity to those who from time to time act in the role of leaders of the Negro voters would be unpardonably reprehensible. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z This first speech of Hamlet's is a key to the wanton insincerity of his character. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z God has taken such care that he need take none; none, that is, which consists in disguisement, insincerity, painful hushing-up of his true, grand, initiating nature. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z The very repulsiveness of old Titus, his underhand methods, his insincerities, only served to increase her sympathy for the pair. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z He was not conscious that all these were the chimeras of insincerity, that ambition was the breath of his nostrils, and that his idol was—himself. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z In these cases the Sacrament is not made invalid, for the insincerity does not change the confessor's decision. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Slow children are baffled and stupefied by it; quick children all too soon catch and adopt the element of insincerity underlying it. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z I hope," he said, with obvious insincerity, "I don't invade you. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Its frequent use has become a nuisance; it often atones for lack of ideas, it is often a sign of insincerity in the poet, and it occasionally bespeaks a raving imagination. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Their tales may have been exaggerated, probably were, but he decided they contained internal evidence of Letitia's insincerity and untruthfulness. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z But this is a form of insincerity known as equivocation or quibbling, which many regard almost as disreputable as plain lying. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z It is the tone of the average adult whenever he enters into conversation with any acquaintance under twelve—an underbred or quite uncalled-for tone of badinage, of quizzing, of insincerity. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z A man by nature as sincere as crystal, he was tempted to insincerity in this major thing, during the last months of his life, and he yielded completely to the temptation. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z But herein they show their insincerity; for, while the ant lives upon its hoarded wealth in winter, and stops its active life, the gain-getter never stops so long as there is more to be gotten. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Even allowing for a certain element of unreality and exaggeration and insincerity, is not the uniform tone of too many political speeches much too violent and even occasionally too vitriolic? The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z If the request is sincere, you will thus afford gratification; if not, the individual making it deserves to be punished for insincerity, by being taken at her word. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z For instance, to ask the eighth grade in the average school to write a character-sketch of Shylock is to make a bid for insincerity and unfounded judgment. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z "Certainly I am," he finished, with a cordial heartiness so nicely balanced that even Burke Denby's sensitive alertness could find in it neither the overzealousness of insincerity nor the indifference of disdain. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z "He seemed to be," said Stone, but his manner gave no hint of accusation of Bannard's insincerity. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Perhaps, in the course of this interview, I wrongly reproached you with insincerity when you protested the constancy of your love for me. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z An exercise of authority on this point amounts, in my opinion, to an act of tyranny, and it can only tend to promote insincerity, and, perhaps, engender scepticism in its object. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Vulgarity, as we all know, is merely a form of insincerity. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Patrice had flung himself into the discussion with a passionate vehemence and a logical reasoning which it was impossible to disregard without evident insincerity. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z She could admire with the sweetest expression on her face a dress which she thought hideous; and, because she was so completely indifferent, she betrayed no insincerity afterwards and did not gainsay her admiration. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z One noted that “insincerity seems likely when there is a laundry list of activities with minimal commitment.” Shortcuts: The Benefits of Volunteerism, if the Service Is Real 2010-07-30T19:28:00Z But then the implementation of the second bit of insincerity scotched any movement toward peace talks as the Palestinians decided that they had to retain a modicum of self-respect. Obama hints that "two-state solution" may be impossible 2010-04-14T21:15:00Z But the red-shirts accuse the prime minister of insincerity and say there is no point in further discussion unless he agrees to shift his time frame. Stalemate at Thai red-shirt talks 2010-03-30T11:58:00Z Maitland sneeringly said, "What! we must now forget ourselves and bear the barrow to build the house of God,"—words which already showed that spirit of insincerity which afterwards took him into the opposite camp. John Knox The resident did not go further into this insincerity. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z To expose the insincerity of Germany's pretensions of liberality in her peace offers to Russia and thus bring Russia back into partnership with the democracy of the Allies, which she showed symptoms of abandoning. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The whole tissue, woven of laughing selfishness and self-seeking affability and mock na�vet�, now fell away, showing the being he had humbly worshipped in her naked unreality and insincerity. The Undying Past The Manchester City News says:—"This well written and attractive story outlines a true picture of the vanities and insincerities of fashionable society in London." A Poached Peerage A strange falsity, a theatric insincerity, lay beneath all the Napoleonic sentiments and ideals. The Ifs of History But it was awkwardness and astonishment, rather than insincerity, that made Marianne speak as she did. Small Souls Some felt ill at ease in her presence; her proud, dark eyes seemed to detect every little false grace and affectation, all paltry little insincerities seemed to be revealed to her. Love Works Wonders A Novel Always the wrong people get credit for insincerity! Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune After this, who shall undertake to defend Poe from the charge of insincerity and dissimulation? The Home Life of Poe The falseness and insincerity were too obvious to admit of any explanation in the world but one. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Wholly indifferent to flattery, yet sensibly alive to kindness, she perfectly distinguished between sympathy and insincerity. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 Jane forced a rasping, throaty laugh that fairly snarled with insincerity. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Moya said that it didn't matter to her one bit; and was unaware of any insincerity in the denial. The Shadow of a Man Nothing is more marked to-day in the American pulpit than theological insincerity and indifference to the obligation to preach only what is believed. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 He detected the nonsense, the insincerity as well, but he could not argue successfully, and generalisations were equally beyond him. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Caro Signor Conte," said the Prince, in an insinuating voice, but of which insincerity was the strong characteristic, "do not be angry with my Ultramontane morality. Tony Butler Whatever the reason, this fact has been used with telling effect in pro-opium arguments in the British Parliament as an illustration of China’s “insincerity.” Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse Diplomacy is the climax of gentlemanly concealment of one's real feelings, and the art among arts of courteous insincerity. The Bachelors A Novel French dresses and English drags have come to stay; insincerity and disbelief will follow. With Edge Tools But after all is conceded in regard to it which can be reasonably claimed, it remains true that its benefits are constantly alloyed by mutual insincerity and suspicion, and not infrequently by jealousy. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology There was, it is true, a certain slippery insincerity about them, but the vulgarity was the chief characteristic; and his brogue was that of Leinster, which, even to Irish ears, is insufferable. Tony Butler When the Chinese first proposed to stamp out opium, these foreigners laughed, and talked about the chronic insincerity of the Chinese government. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse There was no more said then; each saw partly through the insincerity and falsehood of the other, yet each knew they agreed in a common object. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. She spoke mechanically, still more like an idiot, and felt as if her face flamed out the insincerity of her question. The Spoils of Poynton He expects to meet insincerity, suspicion, and neglect, and he is rarely disappointed. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology It is a very stereotyped little sentence, old and world-worn, and smacking faintly of insincerity; but when a woman loves a man she rarely measures his words. Faith and Unfaith The national church to which he belonged was steeped in formalism and insincerity. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day We need not impute to him insincerity or false suggestion. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second It struck him with shocking force that its grim insincerity was symbolic. Thirty There had left him now all that hint of insincerity, of exaggeration that she had noticed when he had talked before. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary Hence he gives the impression of insincerity, of trifling with grave subjects and of using mysticism as a mask for frivolity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" He detected her insincerity but only smiled in a hurt way. Ewing\\'s Lady I do not believe that one of those present ever intended to keep the oath he there made to the King; for their conduct after his death is sufficient evidence of their insincerity. With Ring of Shield It was also the height of insincerity in Blackstone, to pretend that the passage from Cicero had anything at all to do with the matter. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Such a membership is really a sort of social insincerity, a lie. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College You will acquit me of any desire to flatter you, for the circumstances are too serious to permit of insincerities. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen He could not bear to think that his friend should one day find him, too, a bit of specious insincerity. Ewing\\'s Lady I found the señor a handsome elderly gentleman, tall and lean, with Castilian dignity of manner, free and frank in all his communications, with no reserve, concealments, or insincerities. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He disdained to purchase advantages by corruption, or to deceive by insincerity. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 He feigns nothing, conceals nothing, sets nothing down in malice or insincerity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Mr. Weiss had been declaiming against the insincerity which he recognized in ministers who continue to use formulas of faith which have ceased to correspond to any real conviction. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 They loudly declaimed against the king's insincerity, and accused their envoy of having shown more concern for his private interests than for those of the public. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Such men might profess to love the black man; but they were likely to be suspected of insincerity, when they uniformly manifested their love by driving the object of it as far away as possible. Discussion on American Slavery "Hello, Grit, old boy!" exclaimed Simon, but the dog must have detected the insincerity in the youth's tones, for he uttered a low growl and showed his strong teeth. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son She feared that any confession of change in her notions would seem too much like insincerity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 "I don't say she isn't an agreeable woman, but she gives me the idea of artificiality,—insincerity,—mystery." A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June He complains bitterly," continues the writer, "of the king's insincerity. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Their study was to outvie each other in the grossness, and insincerity of their flattery. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Through thus alluring intruders from its nest, the lapwing became a symbol of insincerity; and hence originated the proverb, “The lapwing cries tongue from heart,” or, “The lapwing cries most, farthest from her nest.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare The most honest of men, in such a position, finds it necessary to be very cautious, and can scarcely avoid a little insincerity. The Intellectual Life Another fine, windy theme of warning from “sour-grape” philosophers is the hollowness of friendship and the general insincerity of the world. Maids Wives and Bachelors The insincerity of the compliments he paid, the lying compliments to which he listened with an ingenuous smile and an entire comprehension of their worthlessness, steadily robbed his ideal of its radiant aloofness. The Bright Shawl Pope's prohibition of Watson's work, coupled with his own publication of the octavos, is fresh evidence of the insincerity of his professed dissatisfaction with the P. T. selection. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Oh, the instability of men, the insincerity, the lack of responsibility and sense of duty. The "Genius" They discern with an intuition that is as certain as logic the sincerity or insincerity of the teacher. Training the Teacher Three maidens that bring hatred upon misfortune: talking, laziness, insincerity. The Triads of Ireland For an instant the boy looked at Hollis critically, searching his face with all a boy’s unerring judgment for signs which would tell of insincerity. The Coming of the Law Undiscerning persons, who judged the poet by his words, would form a different estimate, and would perceive only proofs of his excellence where Fenton saw examples of his habitual insincerity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition But oh, the cruelty, the insincerity, the unkindness, the brutality of it all. The "Genius" A perfectly frank teacher will never cheapen his sacred opportunity by any trick or device that has the ring of insincerity. Training the Teacher Tommy was about to make some angry reply, as the insincerity of the man was plainly discernible, but Will gave him a nudge in the back which caused him to change his mind. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail This at least is clear that in this correspondence the Kaiser was either guilty of insincerity or he betrayed a fatal incapacity to grasp the essentials of the quarrel. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia His actions evince the insincerity of his words. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition But when his explanation came, it had the hollow ring of insincerity. The "Genius" Dalton was not ready with pretty speeches; it involved too much effort to make up insincerities, but he acknowledged that the drives had given him a great deal of pleasure. Banked Fires Irish lords and partisans, calling themselves loyal, when they could not get what they wanted, or when he threatened them for their insincerity or insolence, at once wrote to England. Spenser Insincere as is the dénouement, the note of insincerity was absent in the acting of the cast. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Did the latter document contain less cunning and insincerity, because it was couched in somewhat superior phraseology? Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. But if I acquitted my two Job’s comforters of insincerity, I was yet far from admitting them infallible. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Regrets of all sorts, of course; explanatory insincerities about stringent obligations elsewhere; even specific allegations of expected guests; false imputation of exacting claims to the Earl. When Ghost Meets Ghost His lack of ease in writing often gives a wrong impression of insincerity or artificiality. George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903 That would be to accuse him of insincerity—a thought which I most sincerely disclaim. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' Don't take away the whole life of it by insincerity. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors If the result of my proposed procedure is to reveal your—er,—insincerity—I cannot be responsible for the consequences. The Come Back Mrs. Burr did not tax him with insincerity, and the subject dropped, superseded by less interesting matter. When Ghost Meets Ghost The insincerity of the voice caught Sheehan's attention; he smiled satirically and winked at Big Slim. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist In chapter ii. of the “Seven Lamps,” � 18, I especially guarded this incrusted school from the imputation of insincerity, and I must do so now at greater length. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Don’t let false modesty or insincerity, self-interest, or any personal consideration turn you aside from the path of duty and sacrifice. Men of the Bible Nevertheless, looking back over what he said to her on his return after his previous long absence, Henrietta recognized in it a touch of insincerity. The Fate of Felix Brand Along with this deadly gloom of outlook, we must take another characteristic of his work, its unrivalled insincerity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Indefiniteness is far from proving the insincerity or transiency of Imperialism as an ideal. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe The queen, on the other hand, was perhaps not conscious of insincerity of purpose. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 However, such insincerities as these are but so many evidences of sincerity. The Brass Bottle They all seemed to think him so over-cordial in his manner as not to be sincere—or at any rate to produce the effect of insincerity. Records of Later Life A far-fetched motive, an ingenious evasion of the issue, a witty instead of a passionate turn, offend us like an insincerity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 With very good intentions, and very honest, he has exposed himself to every reproach of insincerity, intrigue, and double-dealing. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II I hope I am the last person to practise insincerity, my dear,—it's a thing I have the greatest horror of. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890 But the insincerity was quite unconscious, and indeed can hardly be said to have been insincerity at all. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 You say that tact is not necessarily insincerity. Records of Later Life By his 'execution,' consummate though it be, he is unable to conceal his insincerity and shallowness. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Bet laughed with the others, but her heart was heavy over Phil's insincerity. The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan A certain evasiveness, polish, distrust of ourselves, amounting to insipidity and insincerity, is spoken of by observant foreigners. Whitman A Study We all have our Siddonses, with whom there are no alternatives but insincerity or a disproportionate destructiveness. The Passionate Friends If Johnson's blunder in this case implied sheer stupidity, one can only say that honest stupidity is a much better thing than clever insincerity or fluent repetition of second-hand dogmas. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) But the secret waits for all who can throw aside convention and insincerity, who can make the sacrifice with a humble heart, and throw themselves utterly and fearlessly into the hands of God. The Thread of Gold I made an effort to smile, and answered in the insincerity of my pain, that it must have been a pleasant task to instruct so lovely a pupil. Mabel's Mistake She was "full of insincerity, cant, and hypocrisy." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He presented the most refined picture of a gentleman, tall, slight, courteous, seemingly ever smiling, yet without an approach to insincerity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Better hell with an honest heart, than heaven with cowardice and insincerity. Bunyan Those who succeed in effecting a combination of these two without insincerity or cowardice are the coming leaders. The Social Principles of Jesus Oh, Gilbert, I wish you'd say something in your notice of Wilde's play about his insincerity. Changing Winds A Novel "He was brilliantly gifted," says Mr. Froude, "his industry never tired, his intellect was true to itself, and no worldly motives ever tempted him into insincerity." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Then she bethought herself of certain thoughts of comfort which had not failed to interject themselves into her heart, and withdrew with a little precipitation, alarmed by the inconsistency—the insincerity of her feelings. The Doctor's Family When taxed with flagrant insincerity he only smiled, and tacitly admitted the soft impeachment. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But on the third of this series of week-ends a note of insincerity crept into the "Goodbye, old man," and the hand-pressure was slightly curtailed. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 "Of course, it will involve a little—insincerity," said Mr. Francis. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas “Of course you are right!” said Eileen, “but you talk so earnestly one would almost imagine that you had suffered at some time through the insincerity and untruthfulness of one you had trusted.” The Spoilers of the Valley Austria decided to increase her Venetian armaments, and Bismarck, quick as a cat, seized on this move of his old enemy as an act of “insincerity” in regard to peace. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Distrust of Mr. Gladstone is more prevalent than ever, and the prophets who all along credited that pious statesman with rank insincerity are now saying "I towld ye so." Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule So far did he keep himself aloof from insincerity that he had barely room enough left to be candid. Dr. Sevier How ashamed we shall be by and by of our insincerities:— Thy vows are on me, oh to serve Thee truly, Pants, pants my soul to perfectly obey! Lotus Buds God open our eyes and convict us of our insincerity! burn out the superficial in us, make us intensely in earnest! Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India No, no, to-day, in the sunshine, he felt sure that he would not return to the insincerity, artificiality, and the blinkered-eyes of the town, were he given his choice. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin To his ambition, selfishness, ignorance and innate insincerity he has sacrificed as much of the people's honor, of the people's interests, and of the people's blood as was feasible. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Loyal he would be to his friend and to his embassy, but that she should suspect him of insincerity, that she should not know his love, was more than he could bear. Captain Dieppe All this is not smartness or diplomacy, but rather confusion, insincerity, and double-dealing. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 I have condemned their attempts at a milder interpretation of their creed as proofs of insincerity, when I ought to have done more justice to the legitimate and lofty motives which prompted them. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies An author may sometimes think he is fulsomely praised and may even feel a sort of disgust for the slab adulation trowelled upon him, but his admirer need not fear being accused of insincerity. Imaginary Interviews For, despite his affability, there was something about him she distrusted and disliked,—an indefinable air of insincerity, and a look out of his eyes of gay vagabondism and dissipation. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies That which Cicero has produced in literature is, as a rule, admitted to be excellent; but his character as a man has been held to be tarnished by three faults—dishonesty, cowardice, and insincerity. The Life of Cicero Volume II. The Indian’s quick ear caught the insincerity without understanding it. Red Men and White Their presence has done much toward the elevation, refinement, and freedom from insincerity and hypocrisy, of such discussions. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Although Miss Eunice was gratified by this tribute to her familiar surroundings, she fancied that its expression was overdone, and resented its seemingly patronizing insincerity. The Brass Bound Box But the more subtle forms of insincerity in this art are even more prevalent. The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. As to the third charge—that of insincerity—I would ask of my readers to bethink themselves how few men are sincere now? The Life of Cicero Volume II. "Thank you, Cleo," Mrs. Delarayne replied after satisfying herself that there was not a trace of insincerity either in the voice or features of her daughter. Too Old for Dolls A Novel In many people's minds the terms 'Liberalism' and 'insincerity' are held to be synonymous. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals All this was part of the system of insincerity we have hinted at. Somehow Good Insincerity in life may be mean, despicable, and indicate a petty nature; but in art insincerity is death. The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. Such humanity on the part of a Roman at such a period is to me marvellous, beautiful, almost divine; but, in eschewing Roman greed and Roman cruelty, he was unable to eschew Roman insincerity. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Examples of such vicious imagery, resulting from insincerity, may be found, perhaps, in almost every page of the “Night Thoughts.” The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Mary, who had no means of proving Elizabeth's insincerity, sent her back a polite reply. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History So the insincerity was compulsory, in a sense. Somehow Good But athwart the satisfaction these thoughts inspired, rose the recollection of what he had said regarding the insincerity of men. A Romantic Young Lady They found that humanity was not only rotten with insincerity, it was also deceiving itself with the vain delusion that moral integrity and ethical nobility can be bartered for a multitudinous ceremonial. India, Its Life and Thought One of the most striking characteristics of Young is his radical insincerity as a poetic artist. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete In spite of herself, she detected all the insincerity of his professions, the mean motives of his acts. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius But each thought the other was heart-whole, and neither suspected himself of insincerity. Somehow Good But, in fact, there was sometimes no little insincerity, and much that was false and strained in this practice. The Brothers Karamazov All sham and hypocrisy were foreign to their nature; they held insincerity in any one to be the meanest and most deadly sin. India, Its Life and Thought But among the young candidates for Addison's favor there was one distinguished by talents from the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by malignity and insincerity. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The language of artificial feeling is artificial; there is no mistaking insincerity when a writer is not sincere, and the language of true feeling is equally unmistakable. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Notwithstanding this polite speech, there was a certain constraint or hesitancy in the way it was spoken, that told of some insincerity. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Behind his polished manners he read insincerity, and he was sorry that Professor Harmon had asked this newcomer to assist in managing the production. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore The partial insincerity of the tariff debate aided the Populists, who were directing a discussion upon the general basis of reform. The New Nation But, despite Moore’s insincerity and Byron’s vagaries, the man of to-day more frequently, and longer than woman, cherishes his tokens of love. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 "That accounts for the singular coincidence," Beth observed; but, girl-like, she thought less at the moment of the little insincerity than of the compliment his following her implied. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Whatever may be the fate of my administration, I will never be subjected to the reproach of falsehood or insincerity. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI This has been set down to hypocritical insincerity or the sourness of age: I see neither in it. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century I thought we were to have no—insincerities—no flatteries. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The insincerity of his graceful verse was apparent to all. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) Being so sensitive herself, she was morbidly careful of the feelings of others, and committed sins of insincerity without compunction in her efforts to spare them. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius But subsequent and repeated neglect of the claims of the Southern branch in regard to the vital matter of the succession betrayed the insincerity of the Ashikaga, and provoked frequent appeals to arms. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era She perished through her insincerity more than through the traditional desire for power. Lectures on the French Revolution I thought that with your—insincerities that you were all false. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 There is the same exaggeration, the same petulant ill-nature, the same obscurity of phrase and ungainliness of verse, and the same general insincerity. A History of Elizabethan Literature At the Gibsons' there was neither pompousness nor insincerity nor pretension of any kind, and therefore no real vulgarity. The Martian There were people about her now who were asking smoothly sympathetic questions in the hollow insincerity of the world. The Slave of Silence Sir, the very proposition carries with it insult, and therefore bears strong marks of insincerity. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Western civilisation, wherever it penetrates, brings with it water-taps, sewers, and police; but it brings also an ugliness, an insincerity, a vulgarity never before known to history, unless it be under the Roman Empire. Appearances Being Notes of Travel Perhaps an intuition of her momentary insincerity has made him more than naturally wary. The Wagnerian Romances He was happiest of all with the good denizens of Bohemia, who have known want and temptation and come unscathed out of the fire, but with their affectations and insincerities and conventionalities all burnt away. The Martian What if with the son, too, they betokened only insincerity and weakness? The Explorer Their situation is certainly a very delicate one; but, till now, I have no reason to complain of any insincerity on the part of the Swedes. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II “Oh!” she cried in horror, taking a step toward him and looking into his eyes for evidence of insincerity—for the slightest sign that would tell her that he was merely trying to scare her. The Trail to Yesterday And the eagerness in his eyes betrayed the insincerity of his attempt at consolation; she saw it—the naked selfishness of his look—and sneered at him. 'Firebrand' Trevison As the conflict extended, it grew in bitterness, revealing with increasing luridness the insincerity and dishonesty of the Philippists. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The evident insincerity of Count Buol stirred up a hornet's nest of indignation. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) He had shown their incompetence, their insincerity, their unbelief. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition His eyes were filled with a whimsical humor, but they were still alert, as he watched Duncan’s face for signs of insincerity. The Trail to Yesterday His features were handsome or would have been handsome were it not for the crafty and shifty expression of his eyes and the otherwise insincerity that was manifest in his face. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts Vanity, ambition, conceit, insincerity, impudence, arrogance, and ungratefulness were the outstanding traits of Agricola's character. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Infidelity.—There is but one thing without honor; smitten with eternal barrenness, inability to do or to be,—insincerity, unbelief. Pearls of Thought Mr. Weil remarked that he was not so sure of Roseleaf's insincerity. A Black Adonis There was an air of insincerity about the Japanese which Ned did not like. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam But the passage in this document which is most useful to the historian is that in which the republican nationalists remind the Afrikander leaders at the Cape of the insincerity of their original "mediation." Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Cora sat, for a time, pondering over the interview, and trying to trace out some motive for insincerity on the old woman's part. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Her insincerity was perhaps the greatest blot in her character and the fruitful source of all the vexatious incidents of her reign. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History But there are times when the difference between professed belief and real belief is too great for endurance, and when insincerity and half-belief affect seriously the moral character of a nation. The Map of Life Conduct and Character In a few moments his thoughts brought together the acts of the Governor in the matter, and now he could see clearly evidence of insincerity and duplicity. The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. Honey Tone Boone, the exile uplifter, was quick to conceal the inconvenient recognition in the extended palm of cordial insincerity. Lady Luck But is it possible that any girl should live fairly before the world without some little insincerities? The Bertrams And he had always held his uncle in slight esteem—foreboded something from his smiling insincerity. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Considerations of this kind, if duly realised, bring out clearly the insincerity and the unreality of much of our professed belief. The Map of Life Conduct and Character They quickly detect insincerity or hypocrisy; but unfortunately, they frequently do not discriminate between the offender and the office in the nation or the communion which he disgraces. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 This portion of Washington's letter must have been felt by Mr. Jefferson as a severe rebuke of his real insincerity, in throwing out precisely such insinuations as Washington here alludes to. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. She stiffened with exasperation, for she felt the insincerity in his manner—caught the humorous note in his voice. 'Drag' Harlan She had decided that perhaps Masten might keep his appointment in spite of the obvious insincerity that had been expressed on his face during their talk. The Range Boss There was no hint of insincerity in the other's tone. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters The glorious promises had been a death-bed repentance; their insincerity was proved when the world recovered. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel But the charge which is made on one side that Huskisson wanted to embarrass the Duke’s Government and enhance his own importance, and that on the other of the Duke’s insincerity, are both unfounded. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Then I was more than ever convinced of the fellow's insincerity. The Diamond Coterie Observe how he here presents the germ of all the after events in Richard's insincerity, partiality, arbitrariness, and favouritism, and in the proud, tempestuous, temperament of his barons. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher On no subject would I voluntarily be guilty of hypocricy, and on that which involves all the importance of our existence I should shrink from the slightest insincerity. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies But in a note of delicious insincerity she only said aloud, "Not all, Jenny; surely not all." Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon The flatter, finer and more perpendicular this writing, the greater the insincerity. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents Any religious or social institution is bad which leads to habits of pious make-believe, insincerity, slavish regard for authority and disregard for evidence, instead of habits of sincerity, open-mindedness and independence....” Manhood of Humanity. In the Scriptures there is no such thing as the condemnation of insincerity in making an evil engagement; but every such compact is forbidden. The Ordinance of Covenanting It never had much in it that was either creditable or profitable, and all through its rituals ran a note of insincerity which was partly Nature's protest against the rites, but partly, too, hypocrisy. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 "I'm so sorry for your sake, Jenny," she said, in the old tone of delicious insincerity, "that the poor fellow is married." Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon On her way, in the opposite direction, Mary Louise suffered another qualm, a feeling of insincerity. Stubble Third comes the desire of amity, valuable as the sphere in which amity is sought is extended, but also liable to breed insincerity. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics This passage once for all refutes the charges of insincerity which certain of Canning's biographers have brought against Pitt. William Pitt and the Great War This enthusiasm, however, should not have in it any insincerity, or extravagant commendation of the poem or the author. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature "If you keep very quiet I will give you a résumé of my most interesting cases," he said, making a pathetic attempt to be flippant, and the girl detected something of his insincerity. The Green Rust I was going back now to the vast tumult of the roaring towns, to the lip of mockery, the eye of insincerity, the hand of hypocrisy, where none may trust a neighbor. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive "A story-book tale!" he declared, impatiently, and yet there was a shade of insincerity in that impatience. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Righteousness and faith will be weakened by the fatal taint of insincerity, and, on the other hand, conscious truthfulness will give strength to the whole man. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John There was no room allowed for insincerity — no room even for carelessness. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 You will perceive that no affectation and no insincerity are needed to enable you to improve in this precious power. The Young Maiden The praise has often been of such an exaggerated character as to have become unmeaning, and to have carried with it the impression of insincerity on the part of the writer. Fathers of Biology There was a note of insincerity in his bluster, as if he wanted to hide embarrassment in a cloud of his own vaporings, as a squid colors water when it fears capture. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 It contains also the last profession of morality which a youth is not ashamed to make before the cynicism of his own life becomes too evident for the castigation of selfishness and insincerity in others. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) He was at the stage when what he most wanted from the female sex was a sugared insincerity which looked like crude candour and independence. The Privet Hedge There 230will be nothing of insincerity, nor what would lead a stranger, who perused them, to say that they were mere folly and illusions. The Young Maiden To the political thinker, perhaps, such an argument rather proves the insincerity of Mrs. Macaulay than what he claimed for it, "the absurdity of the levelling doctrine." Dr. Johnson and His Circle Later, when she became tragic, she sacrificed something of her particular charm to the author's insincerity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 22, 1914 Charlotte is not, I am sure; she lets you see the very worst side of her: and Amelia’s affectation is so plain and unmistakable, that it cannot be called insincerity. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow His opponent, with brag, bluster, pomposity, cheap wit, and insincerity, served him as a magnificent foil. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators |
| 随便看 |
|
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。