: the quality or state of being sincere: honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy
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Recent Examples on the WebCertainly, any shortcomings of the tree-planting movement as a whole cannot be attributed to a lack of sincerity on the part of its members.New York Times, 13 July 2022 The task for the Gloucester Stage Company ensemble is to walk Jacob-Jenkins’s tightrope of sincerity and spoof while breathing life into these calculating cads. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 In professional settings, at lunches and dinners with Oscar voters, Smith would work the room, making eye contact, remembering names, and grabbing shoulders and arms in shows of sincerity with a fluency that would put seasoned politicians to shame. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022 However, while several people on Twitter applauded Johnson's generosity, others questioned the sincerity of his gesture. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022 Her efforts are mostly evident in the sincerity of the performances, and in the heartfelt moments that punctuate the movie, creating pinpricks of warming light.New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021 But Shannon invests fully in the sincerity of Pat’s niceness, instead of hinting at the idea that Pat might be a fraud. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2021 His speech to Botvinnik about the stakes — potential nuclear annihilation — and the need to look across the negotiating table and see themselves, could feel trite, but instead reveals his sincerity. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 And prior to some of the changes that were made later on in the script and during the reshoots … [his sincerity] was probably a bit clearer. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2022 See More