In our hype-drenched era, a critic will have to risk raising cynical eyebrows with superlatives adequate to the occasion.

A cynical eyebrow shot up.

Karpon raised a cynical eyebrow, stepping back.

Paul Devraux grinned at him for a moment, then raised a cynical eyebrow.

And he saw again, quite distinctly, that man's lifted, cynical eyebrow and the easy boldness under surface courtesy.

His eyes narrowed; Claudia's face mirrored her shock, and he raised a cynical eyebrow.

He raised a cynical eyebrow.

Quarry raised one cynical eyebrow, along with his spoon.