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the act or fact of being honest or direct
His sincerity and loyalty made him a good friend.
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Recent Examples of sincerity
The pursuit of an answer results in a heady, often surreal interrogation of whether true sincerity is possible, especially for someone known for anything but.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
His sincerity doesn't clash with Darin's suave persona, but elevates it.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
That spirit-crushing feeling of powerlessness is what director Nabulsi aims to fend off, admittedly through not always effective narrative means, but with emotional sincerity nonetheless.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
This post contains details about The Righteous Gemstones series finale episode ‘That Man of God May Be Complete’
The end is here, and Danny McBride is bidding farewell to The Righteous Gemstones with his signature absurdist brand of comedy, plus a rare dash of sincerity.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 May 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
His sincerity doesn't clash with Darin's suave persona, but elevates it.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
That spirit-crushing feeling of powerlessness is what director Nabulsi aims to fend off, admittedly through not always effective narrative means, but with emotional sincerity nonetheless.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
This post contains details about The Righteous Gemstones series finale episode ‘That Man of God May Be Complete’
The end is here, and Danny McBride is bidding farewell to The Righteous Gemstones with his signature absurdist brand of comedy, plus a rare dash of sincerity.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sincerity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincerity
Noun
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Pet names can be love, but love without honesty is just sugar without substance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Vasquez also stressed the importance of public trust, transparency and honesty in rebuilding city departments’ credibility.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2025
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Americans, in short, are hungry for healing—a restoration of integrity in our public life and compassion in our communities In this context, the first American pope feels providential.—
Christopher Hale,
Time,
9 May 2025
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The art of confessional songwriting is flourishing thanks to a wave of artists—Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA—whose lyrical candor creates an intense sense of closeness between listener and artist.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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The stories sit like figures in a painting by Alice Neel, if all the camaraderie in Neel’s work were drained out: staring straight ahead, some steely, some yearning, countenances slightly askew, drawn with thick streaks of candor, elbows jutting sideways.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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When the inevitable happens, Sobule sings the title chorus with a winning subject-verb-object directness.—
Alfred Soto,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Newcastle could not match Villa’s energy, their directness or their intensity — traits usually associated with Howe’s side.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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This incident follows similar outages in April and November, raising concerns about the reliability of air traffic control systems at the airport.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The actor was drawn to the reliability of growing up with a grandmother who always cooked in the house.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
9 May 2025
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“Sincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sincerity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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