paranoia
Example Sentences
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In a sign of his deep paranoia, he told Fox News in 2025 he is so afraid of being carjacked that he doesn’t wear a seatbelt, even though carjacking rates are rapidly falling.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
Is it a case of paranoia thanks to new motherhood?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
Kane and Thompson said that Minneapolis had been beset by paranoia following the start of the anti-immigration operation.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Whispers and doubts will be circulating all over Beijing and at every level of party and army leadership, checked only by the paranoia of officials fearing for their careers and lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
All of these fears, tinged with paranoia, seemed to Bobby to justify constant concern for his life.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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