SINCERE in a Sentence

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For SINCERE, below is one of 191 sentences:
Amy looked so earnest and sincere about it that her mother stopped laughing, and listened respectfully to the little plan.

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 Meanings and Examples of SINCERE
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sincere
 a.  open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
Classic Sentence: (162 in 11 pages)
1  He spoke so cheerfully, looked so sincere, and seemed so glad to give his all, that I was ashamed of myself.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
2  Don't be troubled, Meg, poverty seldom daunts a sincere lover.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
3  Esther was truly pious, and quite sincere in her advice, for she had an affectionate heart, and felt much for the sisters in their anxiety.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINETEEN
4  Amy looked so earnest and sincere about it that her mother stopped laughing, and listened respectfully to the little plan.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
5  I think you will prosper, for the sincere wish to be good is half the battle.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
6  Now, Mr. Bhaer was a diffident man and slow to offer his own opinions, not because they were unsettled, but too sincere and earnest to be lightly spoken.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
7  Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
8  I knew you were sincere then, Jo, but lately I have thought that if he came back, and asked again, you might perhaps, feel like giving another answer.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
9  With me, then, it seems, you cannot go: but if you are sincere in your offer, I will, while in town, speak to a married missionary, whose wife needs a coadjutor.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
10  I began sometimes to pray: very brief prayers they were, but very sincere.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
11  I would rather be paid the compliment of being believed sincere.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
12  He had before believed her to return his affection with sincere, if not with equal regard.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35
13  I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35
14  His affection was proved to have been sincere, and his conduct cleared of all blame, unless any could attach to the implicitness of his confidence in his friend.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 37
15  The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar information, was as sincere as her brother's in sending it.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 60
Example Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year.
2  I join with all your friends in offering my sincere congratulations on your graduation.
3  For our ever-lasting friendship, send sincere blessings and warm greetings to my friends whom I miss so much.
4  Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ingnorance and conscientious stupidity.
5  His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere.
6  In such a soft and warm season, please accept my sincere blessing and deep concern for you.
7  My sincere congratulations on this auspicious event of yours.
8  My sincere congratulations on your happy marriage and my best wishes to you two for a lifetime of happiness.
9  His was a sincere offer of help.
10  In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts.
11  Best wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation.
12  The details will tell you who is sincere to you.
13  I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me.
14  He was a good man, decent and sincere.
15  I'm a sincere believer that people who have engaged in heinous crimes deserve the ultimate retribution.