Examples of sincere in a Sentence
He sounded sincere in his promises.
She seemed sincere in her commitment to finish school.
She has a sincere interest in painting.
He showed a sincere concern for her health.
He made a sincere attempt to quit smoking.
Please accept our sincere thanks.
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His friendship with Wash defies simplistic categorization: While sincere in feeling, its inherently untenable contradictions amount to a ticking time bomb, apparently destined to blow up in the back half of the series.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
While some posts are sincere, others blur the line between genuine emotional expression and being performative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2025
See Pamela Anderson’s acclaimed and sincere turn in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl as a working-class performer at a Las Vegas revue, cocooned by her own delusions of grandeur.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
His July 1 letter to the nation’s governors tries to convince readers that this burning urgency is borne of a sincere desire to protect the nation’s drivers and pedestrians and blah blah blah.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
While some posts are sincere, others blur the line between genuine emotional expression and being performative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2025
See Pamela Anderson’s acclaimed and sincere turn in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl as a working-class performer at a Las Vegas revue, cocooned by her own delusions of grandeur.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
His July 1 letter to the nation’s governors tries to convince readers that this burning urgency is borne of a sincere desire to protect the nation’s drivers and pedestrians and blah blah blah.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sincere
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“Sincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sincere. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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sincere
adjective
sin·cere
sin-ˈsi(ə)r 
sincerer; sincerest
1
: trustworthy, straightforward
a sincere friend
2
: genuine sense 1, real
a sincere interest in painting
sincerely
adverb
sincerity
noun
-ˈser-ət-ē
-ˈsir-
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