How To Use Insincere In A Sentence

Just inside the gates, an overalled gardener with a gentle face is poking insincerely at the dripping rhododendrons with a pair of secateurs.
Sweep on the base colour with a powder brush, blending outwards, then take a good-quality blusher brush with domed bristles try the Body Shop or Mac and grin insincerely so cheeks fatten in the middle. Beauty: Blushers
The monotonous words sounded fake and insincere, as if they were predetermined and he was only reciting the memorized lines in some sort of play.
Positive criticism is a good friend. Insincere flattery is a fake friend. Dr T.P.Chia
she congratulated him somewhat insincerely

Supporters have learned to recognise those insincere comments for what they are worth and treat them accordingly.
their praise was extravagant and insincere
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
A woman who is so much exalted above what she can deserve, has reason to be terrified, were she to marry the complimenter (even could she suppose him so blinded by his passion as not to be absolutely insincere) to think of the height she must fall from in his opinion, when she has put it into his power to treat her but as what she is. Sir Charles Grandison
Courtesy towards them would be insincere, hypocritical, pointless. Times, Sunday Times
She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed smarmy and insincere.
Those displays of grief also happen to be insincere.
Mostly this is because they are simply insincere, and say what they say maliciously and in knowledge of its falsehood.
I am referring to the word that means ‘insincere talk, especially concerning morals; pious platitudes’.
The more he tries to sound sincere, the more insincere he sounds. The Sun
And all this praise just because the poor man has died - doesn't it strike you as a bit insincere?
They are in general neat, pretty, and gaysome, but tame and insincere. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Conversations with people I loved sounded tinny and insincere. Times, Sunday Times
Hallie gave him a quick, insincere smile that looked more like a grimace.
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
It's not an insincere smile, just rather mysterious: you see it neither arriving nor departing.
His insincere smiles tie your stomach into knots. Times, Sunday Times
Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth.
Their cheesiness seems insincere and we wonder if they use the same lines on all the girls.
He was not afraid of her, and she sensed his bravery was genuine and not the result of insincere male bravado.
It isn't that the crew members come across as being insincere.
Speakers aren't usually arrogant or insincere or slick on purpose. Christianity Today
He felt insincere uttering the line he had used on many such occasions in the past. AMAGANSETT
The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired; the other universally condemned. Dale Carnegie
The more he tries to sound sincere, the more insincere he sounds. The Sun
And it would be easy to be hypocritical and insincere. Times, Sunday Times
Being sincere yet artless when talking to females, unlike ‘real’ men who are artful yet insincere, I sometimes approached these females and made an utter fool of myself.
However, because he still possesses his crown, his queen, and his ambition, the guilt-ridden murderer knows that his repentance is insincere.
But try as I might, I could not get her to crack, to reveal some inauthentic, insincere actress under the bright exterior.
Other self-defeating organizations rely on insincere optimism and empty slogans to mask an inner sense of desperation.
Are their early waspish criticisms insincere and their later affirmations the real deal, or are the affirmations the fakery and the waspishness the genuine thing?
The clerk beamed the same merry & insincere smile, and held up his source material: a Trivial Pursuit card.
Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth.
Other self-defeating organizations rely on insincere optimism and empty slogans to mask an inner sense of desperation.
But when Mr. Obama delivered his stunningly eloquent and inspiring address at midday on Jan. 20, he provided a powerful hint of what "bipartisan," a term hollowed out by habitual and insincere misuse, means to him now. True Blue Liberal
Which is why it also exposes politicians to one of the biggest dangers of all: being seen as insincere and hypocritical. Times, Sunday Times
Successful schmoozing isn'tglad-handing or insincere sucking up -- although expressing since readmiration can be an important schmooze tactic.
Students would not succumb to their desire to insincerely reproduce what their teachers profess.
And all this praise just because the poor man has died - doesn't it strike you as a bit insincere?
So, notwithstanding the suggestion of the article, obviously not all such comments are merely insincere flattery.
Just holding cheek against cheek feels insincere, but there is a fine line between an acceptable peck and an overly affectionate smacker. Jo Bryant: One Kiss or Two? The Etiquette of Social Kissing
For what it's worth, for once he sounds shockingly insincere. Times, Sunday Times
What percentage of X Factor contestants will be introduced with a hokily insincere sob story? X Factor Betting Odds: Simon Cowell All Boo Hoo Hoo?
Should the white canvas and the costume pearls be insincerely praised?
You have to get through an awful lot of terrible dialogue and acting, however, plus a lot of fantastically insincere waffle about the environment, to get to those spectacular scenes.
Conversations with people I loved sounded tinny and insincere. Times, Sunday Times
He looked up and smiled as insincerely as he could.
The characteristic is looked that resembles stockily but actually insincere, frequently quarrels with the same table of Pakistan.
Release a mealy-mouthed apology filled with double-entendres which make it clear that the apology is grudging and insincere. Sanford on Wilson: 'It's time to move on'
‘Thank you,’ she said insincerely, though she knew it was rude.
He's not insincere, just mixed up, and I don't know how to unravel him. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Well, if he is two-faced, self-centred, plausibly insincere, manipulative and insensitive… be concerned.
I think wearing fake designer merchandise is so dishonest and insincere.
One problem with almost all systems is that they're subject to insincere or strategic voting, a practice that all parties seem to encourage.
She continued to gaze uncomprehendingly into space as the captain expressed his insincere regrets for inconveniencing her. MURKY SHALLOWS
He needed Bill's insincere flattery, even though he was only partly swayed by it.
He appears stiff, robotic, insincere even when he is not, and paradoxically unable to mask his ambition.
So was Alderman insincere when he said Freehold didn't put reconveyance fee arrangements in place on homes that aren't part of new developments? Proponent Of New Real Estate Fee Exempts His Own House
Unconsciously insincere, like the majority of people in their justificative confessions, Balzac often allowed his heart to intrude where it had no business to be present. Balzac
Which is why it also exposes politicians to one of the biggest dangers of all: being seen as insincere and hypocritical. Times, Sunday Times
He appears stiff, robotic, insincere even when he is not, and paradoxically unable to mask his ambition.
Morning Stirfish and Qwertboi and all - yes liked the WNQR though it did take me a while to cotton on too - maybe an even more fitting latin phrase for our lot would be 'Ad captandum vulgus' the meaning supposedly - 'To appeal to the crowd - often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interest'. Steve Bell on Silvio Berlusconi's trial
And it would be easy to be hypocritical and insincere. Times, Sunday Times
The rest of the team, somewhat insincerely, told me to wrap myself up warm and get lots of sleep.
A bit of élan and sleight of hand and perhaps just a twist of snobbery and insincere flattery wouldn't go amiss. Times, Sunday Times
When hunting was banned, there was much insincere, scientifically discredited waffle about cruelty to animals.
a charming but thoroughly insincere woman
The more he tries to sound sincere, the more insincere he sounds. The Sun
The album includes the new-wavey "I Like Girls," the relentless "Remarkably Insincere," and the Knack-meets-AC/DC-esque "Adaptable (Anything for You). Mike Ragogna: A Very Special Christmas: A Conversation with Tim Shriver, Vicki Iovine, Colbie Caillat, Carter Twins, and Mitchel Musso, Plus More
One man's face time in the television segment had to be cut down because he came off as much more insincere on screen than on the radio.
A smarmy radio station Director considers himself positively brilliant by getting rid of a troublesome author through insincere flattery.
So there is no point at all in carrying them out insincerely, or, for example, trying to cheat on the fasting in Ramadan.
The more he tries to sound sincere, the more insincere he sounds. The Sun
For what it's worth, for once he sounds shockingly insincere. Times, Sunday Times
This Joe asks questions, at times sounds insincere and at times doesn't know how to express the right emotion.
This was, I thought at the time, a representative sample of the national poetic effort, and it was clear to me that, on average, it was gutless, insincere, facetious, uninventive and dreary.
his insincere words hung hollowly between them
n. - removal, especially crime of removing property. assentaneous adj. - acquiescent. adj. willing to assent. assentator, n. flatterer; one assenting insincerely or conniving. assentatory, v. - to state positively, emphatically Xml's Blinklist.com
Well, if he is two-faced, self-centred, plausibly insincere, manipulative and insensitive… be concerned.
He's not insincere, just mixed up, and I don't know how to unravel him. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Ascertaining the necessary data by way of examinatory electronic robotica such as the aforementioned Google is not only cheating, it is dishonest, insincere and just plain epistemologically amoral. QUIZ: SF Husbands & Wives
If you want to avoid insincere professionals, all you have to do is not pull out your cash or credit card when it comes to that portion of the transaction.
There are some who are always suspicions that people are insincere in praise or friendly words; they hate being fooled, they know of no criterion of sincerity and such people are in an adynamic state most of the time. The Foundations of Personality
“I HAVE been insincere — if you will have the word — I mean I HAVE coquetted, and do NOT love him!” The Woodlanders
Both are totally insincere, and both get away with it. Times, Sunday Times
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
He's not insincere, just mixed up, and I don't know how to unravel him. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Her soft, whispered words are so insincerely delivered that he can't fathom why he believes her.
He dropped into a chair as Jason muttered an unmeant apology to Jeffries, and the "Master" glared and uttered insincere words of acceptance. Children Of The Night
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
She describes this binding of her brother's death with a call to arms as insincere, hypocritical and exploitative.
But expect, too, the insincere offer of an olive branch. Times, Sunday Times
n. - removal, especially crime of removing property. assentaneous adj. - acquiescent. adj. willing to assent. assentator, n. flatterer; one assenting insincerely or conniving. assentatory, v. - to state positively, emphatically Xml's Blinklist.com
In fact, for him to die elsewhere would be inartistic and insincere. The Gold Hunters of the North
Morning Stirfish and Qwertboi and all - yes liked the WNQR though it did take me a while to cotton on too - maybe an even more fitting latin phrase for our lot would be 'Ad captandum vulgus' the meaning supposedly - 'To appeal to the crowd - often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interest'. Steve Bell on Silvio Berlusconi's trial
And like its counterparts within the high-performance loop, a program of inclusiveness can be insincerely embraced or carried to ridiculous lengths.
So that the phrase murmured long ago among his admirers by the insincere voice of modesty came in the end to be whispered in the secrecy of his heart by the uneasy tongue of pride. Within a Budding Grove
While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
And like its counterparts within the high-performance loop, a program of inclusiveness can be insincerely embraced or carried to ridiculous lengths.
He's not insincere, just mixed up, and I don't know how to unravel him. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
What would be scarier, the rancidly insincere hype of intelligent professionals who have a product to move regardless of its merits (or astonishing lack thereof), or a heaving, mouth-breathing mass of people so faux-literate, or dimwitted, that junk of this nature honestly strikes them as wonderful? Reader reviews of Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl.
At worst, they are perceived as insincere or dishonest.
Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it. Robert Orben
There would be those dreadful extempore prayers and insincere eulogies from a minister who never knew my sister. GOODBYE CURATE
Venus in Scorpio can see right through deception and her wrath can be bloody indeed if she catches you being insincere. Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections
Courtesy towards them would be insincere, hypocritical, pointless. Times, Sunday Times
insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
Speakers aren't usually arrogant or insincere or slick on purpose. Christianity Today
With an insincere apology, she shuffled off, furtively glancing over her shoulder to make sure no one had seen her colluding with a stranger.
Conversations with people I loved sounded tinny and insincere. Times, Sunday Times
bipartisan," a term hollowed out by habitual and insincere misuse, means to him now. AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
moralized" under their tuition; architecture adopted the baroque style, gaudy and insincere. The Age of the Reformation
The characteristic is looked that resembles stockily but actually insincere, frequently quarrels with the same table of Pakistan.
The greatest insult you can lay on a rock, country, folk, jazz, soul, or hip-hop musician is that they are "faking it," or "being theatrical"--if a singer starts overemoting in way that seems premeditated and/or insincere, the audience checks out. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
There would be those dreadful extempore prayers and insincere eulogies from a minister who never knew my sister. GOODBYE CURATE
She would not mince her words or thoughts and never subscribed to social niceties of polite but fallacious and insincere expressions.
The crowd's loud cheers and shouts of applause were typical of the flatterer, excessive and insincere.
FRANKEN: You know it's -- the Senate is an institution that prides itself on what it calls comity, to be distinguished from comedy, but comity, which means intense politeness no matter what, no matter how insincere. CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2006
When they tout the virtues of this doctrine, they are being insincere.
They pretend to not see you, and then make insincere apologies or unimaginative threats when you object to them cutting you up in a manner most dangerous.
The term "miserable little compromise" was correctly directed at Gordon Brown's pitiful and insincere offers of minimal policy cooperation in order to resuscitate his dying government. The Guardian World News
Both are totally insincere, and both get away with it. Times, Sunday Times
The leaden bathos, insincere congratulations and lickspittle teasing were all cringingly, mesmerisingly grisly. Times, Sunday Times
He even hated the religiosity of Americans, calling it completely insincere.
Only Mrs Norton, having deposited her grey satin magnificence upon the sofa, protested mutely against what she considered a tendency to 'rowdyism' in her hostess; flirted -- intellectually -- with any one who had the hardihood to sit near her; and on the stroke of ten rose with a suppressed yawn and a transparently insincere little speech about an enjoyable evening. The Great Amulet
He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
His insincere smiles tie your stomach into knots. Times, Sunday Times
Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it. Robert Orben
Should the white canvas and the costume pearls be insincerely praised?
Suddenly and surprisingly, his trademark insincere grin and reflexive eyebrow-raising have come into their own.
While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
There were extraneous rounds of ‘love, love, love’, which made the whole song sound insincere.
I wonder what trinket or snippet of insincere flattery might gladden their hearts.
To a healthy person, none of these comments seem unusual or insincere.

How To Use Insincere In A Sentence

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