sincerity
noun
sin·cer·i·ty
sin-ˈser-ə-tē 
-ˈsir-
-ˈsir-
sən-
: the quality or state of being sincere : honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy
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To prove sincerity, employees must submit a request to an employer, explain their conflict, discuss practical accommodations and maintain consistent practice in good faith.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While many fans have questioned the sincerity of the effort that A’s owner John Fisher and MLB made to keep the A’s in Oakland, MLB officials also grew frustrated by the process.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Few young filmmakers are more attuned to the blurry line separating powerful sincerity from the shallow spectacle of contemporary life.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While many fans have questioned the sincerity of the effort that A’s owner John Fisher and MLB made to keep the A’s in Oakland, MLB officials also grew frustrated by the process.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Few young filmmakers are more attuned to the blurry line separating powerful sincerity from the shallow spectacle of contemporary life.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sincerity
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“Sincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sincerity. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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