The word
"insincere" means not being honest or genuine in what you say or do. It describes someone who pretends or fakes their feelings, often by saying things that they don't truly mean.
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12:04 - Caroline Flint, beside her, looks
as insincere as ever.
Scrawled onto music paper the phrase echoes the trite litany
of insincere expressions of love.
And without proper governance, empty promises and
insincere apologies are all we'll continue to get.
Tell them why you admire them: You needn't gush
with insincere praise when explaining why you'd like to work for a company, but intelligent compliments are a staple of effective cover letters.
So I think the whole «the evil gov» t is forcing us to have health insurance» is
insincere in most cases because most of those making it would never seriously consider not having insurance.
But once your child becomes mature enough to question your motives, she may become sensitive to the effects of
insincere praise.
Teach your son to value a young woman for her character and personality; and talk with your daughter about how to spot that kind of young man — and how to spot one who's
giving insincere flattery.
➜ Show that you have done your homework, but do not use
insincere flattery of the company or the person you are writing to.
Now that I'm close, I've found myself so comfortably enthusiastic about the end product that I don't
feel insincere promoting it.
This can be explained by the fact that some dating sites are «bad» and some people that post their profiles at dating on - line services have
insincere intentions.
Your customers will be able to tell, and it can make your company
look insincere and cold.
But if one uses sincerity as a modifier, as in sincerely desire / believe, and if then
insincere belief is not belief, what does sincere belief mean?
Plus, an interview coach will help you avoid common interview mistakes, such as
appearing insincere, looking disheveled, or giving off negative energy.
Fortunately, «Shrek 2» has two new characters up its sleeve who liven things up considerably — one a malicious,
completely insincere fairy godmother («Absolutely Fabulous»» Jennifer Saunders) who's turned herself into a conglomerate on the Martha Stewart model but is never too busy to do good people an evil turn.
In a second quarter interview with ESPN's Lisa Salters, he gave two answers to two questions in 16
insincere words.
They were using very similar language in a very
insincere way, in order to win votes.
Born in 1954, Mr. Oehlen, one of the best artists of Germany's postwar period, is known for his supposedly ironic and
insincere approach to painting, but in recent years, especially, his work has conveyed a sublime sense of abandon and freedom — which he has identified as «my subject matter.»
The Minority Chief whip, Mubarak Muntaka, stated after the presentation of the budget in an interview with Citi News that «the most shocking and the
most insincere comment of the Finance Minister was when he said they had ended dumsor.»
Actor turned director Tate Taylor proves to be even less adept crafting mystery thrillers than he
does insincere period melodrama with his third feature, The Girl on the Train, an adaptation of the bestselling pulp novel by Paula Hawkins.
Reconciliation events have acquired a bad reputation of late, it seems, for «stooge reconciliation,» or
insincere efforts that have not shown the necessary commitment to mutual respect and comutual respect for truth and desire to move forward into the future together.
superiority - driven backhanded talk - down sign - off line; it is way overused to the point of being automatically phony to the ears of those who have heard it far too often from far too many
insincere types.
So stating that one review doesn't give you enough information is a
bit insincere since we tend to triangulate our understanding of a release through multiple venues anyhow.
If you want to influence, show a sincere appreciation for the other individual and remember to
avoid insincere flattery at all costs.
Actually I've been feeling uncomfortable saying God bless you especially to my fellow believers in church sensing that it becomes shallow and
insincere just like a normal greeting or expression because of its repetitive nature.
Stock phases like «Hope you are having a great summer» are not
only insincere (why would you, a stranger, care?)
But too often that urge to self - efface can lead us to bragging's evil twin, the humblebrag — cloaking our self - aggrandizement with
insincere humility.
Against better judgement, Ms. Wilkie shot off a tweet at Ms. Smith, accusing her of being
insincere about caring for young and growing families because she does not have any children.
Nevertheless — and here is the second point — if an alliance is forming, it does not strike me as
necessarily insincere.
Cook's words might also come off as a
little insincere given Apple's willingness to play by the rules of Chinese censors, though the company claims to not really have a choice between complying or losing its market access there.
Martin is such an engaging, physically adept performer that one is willing to suspend one's doubt that a Kansas crowd would ever buy his
transparently insincere preacher act.
Women in this country reject
insincere sympathy when it is offered in response to reprehensible victimization undertaken for political gain,» Smyth's statement says.