The leader of the club spoke cynically about the effort put forth to collect more money. From LearnThat.org.
Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I don't use the word cynically, but in very virtuous earnest. From Wordnik.com. [The Unclassed] Reference
Agreed that Zell's technique, which cynically is used but disavowed or denied when challenged, is old news. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
It accused Gaza's Hamas rulers of "cynically" using civilians as human shields. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
It accuses Gaza's Hamas rulers of "cynically" using civilians as human shields. From Wordnik.com. [WJZ - Baltimore, Maryland's Breaking News, Weather & Sports Station] Reference
In a statement, it also accused Hamas of "cynically" using civilians as human shields. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
It seemed like a bizarre choice, but the logic soon became clear, and kind of cynically ingenious. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
• It's called cynically: COLLATERAL DAMAGE. From Wordnik.com. [Infowars] Reference
But why should statesmanship be considered cynically?. From Wordnik.com. [Gary Hart: It Is Still Possible] Reference
Mr. Obama has also cynically divided the country on class lines. From Wordnik.com. [Our Divisive President] Reference
And all too often, those who can trade cynically on their rank do. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology Of Beauty] Reference
The state says the kids have been cynically enlisted by teachers and parents. From Wordnik.com. [The Littlest Lobbyists] Reference
Murdoch's pot-stirring is cynically geared towards the enrichment of Fox News. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Ross: Manufacturing A Phony Job Crisis] Reference
Politicians like John McCain are cynically trying to make immigrants scapegoats. From Wordnik.com. [Randy Parraz: AZ-SEN: How to Beat John McCain] Reference
"The way you were frozen I just thought it was already broken!" retorted Pedro cynically. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction...] Reference
The Buddhist clergy would view military donations to build religious monuments rather cynically. From Wordnik.com. [‘We’ve Missed Opportunities’] Reference
Republicans are cynically delighted at the prospect of a Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama candidacy. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Magazine] Reference
He started late and cynically offered pork -- bridges were a favorite -- rather than make a strong case. From Wordnik.com. [Playing From The Rough] Reference
While some were genuine in their pursuit of reform, others cynically borrowed the rhetoric to win office. From Wordnik.com. [Housebroken] Reference
Last month I discussed how Republicans are cynically using the Islamic community center for political gain. From Wordnik.com. [Mitchell Bard: What Does a Vote for a GOP Candidate in November Really Mean?] Reference
Says one city planner, somewhat cynically: "All of our urban projects are linked to the political calendar.". From Wordnik.com. [FRANCE: PARIS RISING] Reference
Remember that other "pragmatic" political operator who bid for power by playing a cynically nationalist hand?. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Future] Reference
When you kill a rival, he cynically advised his prince, you can keep the sons loyal by promising them their patrimony. From Wordnik.com. [Inherit The Rind] Reference
The result is a White House that looks, by turns, conservative, moderate, cynically manipulative -- or simply incompetent. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Called 'Nunu'] Reference
But field researchers cynically applaud the government for funding new excavations or buying advanced carbon-dating equipment. From Wordnik.com. [The Uses Of The Past] Reference
The artist, Nataraj Sharma, alludes cynically to their unfulfilled democratic ideals by placing a rusty megaphone atop the bus. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Pregress and Strife] Reference
No doubt, some will respond cynically to the blatant contradiction between what Petraeus is saying now and what he said in November. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Naiman: Is David Petraeus a 'Lying Liar' About the Drawdown?] Reference
Because these songs are so meaningful to me and to all those who love them, they are not to be taken lightly or exploited cynically. From Wordnik.com. [David Wild: Less Super, More Tramp: A Conversation With Roger Hodgson, Formerly of Supertramp] Reference
By being at the forefront of relief efforts, the US would undermine the Islamists 'attempt to cynically capitalize on the situation. From Wordnik.com. [Daniyal Noorani: Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Importance of Relief for Pakistan] Reference
Looking at it cynically, it's like saying, "OK, we'll slaughter woodpeckers over here as long as we protect a few of them over there.". From Wordnik.com. [INVESTING IN GREEN] Reference
Darkly, not cynically, he calls them "expendable people -- mostly low-income, hard-working stiffs, socially and politically marginal.". From Wordnik.com. [Health Plans: Not Always Safe] Reference
How do you forcefully counter the cynically anarchic mantra the GOP has been chanting since Reagan that government itself is the problem?. From Wordnik.com. [Trey Ellis: We're So Ready to Believe Again, Part II] Reference
He argued that Hannemann had cynically stoked divisions among the islands 'many ethnicities, religions and races, all for electoral gain. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii's Aloha spirit is being tested in Democratic primary for governor] Reference
Instead, Mexico's very survival for now rests on cynically exporting annually a million of its impoverished and unhappy citizens to America. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Daniel: Immigration and Mexico: A Time to Tell the Truth] Reference
Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, as it transpired, could not even be trusted to refrain from cynically exploiting a national tragedy for political gain. From Wordnik.com. [A MATTER OF PUBLIC TRUST] Reference
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